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 of the national forests and the Forest Service does not have direct control of it. To fulfill our…
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Air Resource Management - About Us
The Air Resource Management Staff, circa May 2024, in Marcell, 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…
#Air, #AirQuality
Air Resource Management Program
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A scenic view of Wade Lake in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
Air is inseparable from all other resources. It is the central component that links virtually all living and non-living components…
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Water, Air, and Soil
Water, air, and soil are three natural resources that we cannot live without. The Forest Service strives to protect, maintain, and restore these valuable assets now and into the future.Water is one of the most important natural resources flowing from forests. The Forest Service manages the largest single source of water in U.S., with about one-fifth originating from 193 million acres of land…