Air Resource Management Program - Wilderness Act
Wilderness refers to areas formally protected by the 1964 Wilderness Act or its extension to eastern lands by the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act and to the public domain by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. See a map of all wilderness areas.The 1964 Wilderness Act identified management goals for all wilderness areas. It requires wilderness areas to be administered “for the use of…
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Air Resource Management Program - Laws and Policies
Several regulatory requirements govern our work. Much progress has been made toward improving air quality across the United States since the enactment of the Clean Air Act. However, the Forest Service still faces many challenges in fulfilling our responsibilities. The following laws play critical roles in determining the Forest Service’s management of national forests and grasslands and our…
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Air Resource Management Program - Air Pollutants Deposited to Ecosystems
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Deposition occurs when compounds of various types of air pollution are deposited on the Earth’s surface through rain, clouds, snow, fog, or particulates. The amount of deposition is affected by the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere and how the pollutants are deposited. General factors, such as meteorology and topography, influence how much pollution…
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Air Resource Management Program - Air Pollutants
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Jump to a section:OzoneGreenhouse gasesVisibilityOzone
An example of ozone symptoms on a leaf. (USDA Forest Service photo by Sharon Grant)
Ozone is a colorless gas that naturally exists in the upper atmosphere, shielding the Earth from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. Ozone…
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Air Resource Management Program - Air Pollution
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Forest managers must work to protect national forests and grasslands from the adverse effects of air pollution on air quality and sensitive resources such as, water quality, soils, aquatic organisms, and forest vegetation. Often, air pollution is outside the boundaries and control of the Forest Service. To fulfill our responsibilities, the Forest Service work closely…
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Air Resource Management - About Us
The Air Resource Management Staff, circa May 2024, in Duluth, Minnesota. (USDA Forest Service photo by Scott Copeland)
The Forest Service monitors the effects of pollution on people, cultural resources, as well as living and non-living factors in ecosystems, from streams to plants. In…