National Cave and Karst Program on National Forest System Lands
Effective beginning 6/02/2025
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The goal of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Cave and Karst Program is to protect and maintain the biologic, geologic, mineralogic, paleontologic, hydrologic, cultural, educational, scientific, and recreational values of caves and karst resources.
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2001 Roadless Rule Metadata - National Forest Boundaries (Lower 48)
nfsland_us_dd (coverage name)Metadata:Identification_Information:Citation:Citation_Information:Originator: USDA Forest Service - Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC)Publication_Date: 20000915Title: National Forest BoundariesEdition: SecondGeospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:mapPublication_Information:Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UTPublisher: USDA Forest Service -…
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2001 Roadless Rule
The 2001 Roadless Rule establishes prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting on 58.5 million acres of inventoried roadless areas on National Forest System lands. The intent of the 2001 Roadless Rule is to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System in the context of multiple-use management.MapsNational Maps of…
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Genetic Conservation - Five Needle Pine Conservation
Pinus flexilis-limber pine (Photo by R.A. Howard, USDA-NCRS Plants Database)
Five needle pines are pines whose needles are mostly in bundles of 5. They are also called white pines. The Flora of North America lists 9 species of five needle pines in North America. Except for Pinus strobus, eastern white pine…
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Conserving forests for our future
Rangeley is located in the heart of Maine’s High Peaks Region. The Forest Legacy Program is helping to conserve large tracts of forests that benefit this community and communities like it in Maine and around the country. (USDA Forest Service photo by Preston Keres)
In the High Peaks region of…
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Climate Change Policy and Initiatives
Effective beginning 6/02/2025
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This page is intended to provide resources on recent climate change policies and related Forest Service activities.Recent Executive DirectionThe Administration recently hosted the White House Summit on Building Climate Resilient…