The country that raised us
Jim and Iris Willadsen, 91 and 90, spent their lives watching the landscape around Pole Mountain change.They remember when the road across the mountain was gravel. When cowboys slept at a nearby camp and poker games could be heard until daylight. They remember when the mountain belonged largely to the military, not the public, and recreation was limited.Through all those changes, one thing…
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Wild Horses and Burros
Wild horses graze on the Modoc National Forest in California. The Forest Service and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management are the two federal agencies that manage wild horse and burro territories. (Forest Service photo by Madeleine Levy)
The LegacyWild horses that once roamed the prehistoric landscapes of what is now North America are extinct. Fossils…
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Rangeland Management Rules & Regulations
LawsForest Service Manuals (FSM 2200 - Range Management)To assist users, the codes and captions for the Forest Service Manual (FSM) series, titles, and chapters are displayed below. To view the direction, click on the applicable index. Additionally, interim directives (IDs) and some tables of contents and exhibits are separate documents.2200 - Zero Code2210 - Range Management Planning2230 -…
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Rangeland Management - Permitted Livestock Grazing
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UPDATE: Read the Forest Service Fact Sheet for grazing permittees about the New World screwworm (PDF, 102 KB)Permitted grazing is use of rangeland resources by livestock. Grazing permittees are individuals or…
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Rangeland Management
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Rangeland Management on horseback at Kanab Creek. (USDA Forest Service photo)
Rangelands in the United States are diverse lands. They are the wet grasslands of Florida to the desert shrub ecosystems of Wyoming. They include…
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Rangeland Management Reports
Grazing Statistical Summary ReportsGrazing Statistical Summary Reports are a USDA Forest Service publication providing statistics about grazing use for Congress, our partners, permittees, the livestock industry, other institutions or agencies, or anyone interested in the use of the National Forest System rangeland vegetation.Click the headings below to show or hide the links to the related…