Natural Resources

A critical part of the Forest Service mission is protecting and managing the national forests and grasslands so they best demonstrate the sustainable multiple-use management concept.  Managing the natural resources of the Nation's forests and grasslands requires the complex integration of resource assessments, management actions, and cooperative partnerships.

Ecology

Facilitating the application of current ecological science to land and resource management on National Forests in California.

Pack Stock Center of Excellence

The Pack Stock Center of Excellence provides regional coordination for the efficient utilization of pack stock program resources to support the efforts of wilderness managers in preserving wilderness character.

Conservation Education

Conservation Education is a process of structured educational programs, experiences and/or activities that enable people to understand and appreciate our country’s natural resources and how to conserve them for future generations.

Natural Resource Manager

The Natural Resource Manager (NRM) is a database system used by the Forest Service to manage essential natural resource data. It provides access to information needed for management decisions.

Nature's Benefits

Forest ecosystems are human, plant, and animal life-support systems that provide a suite of goods and services vital to human health and livelihood—essentially Nature's Benefits, also called Ecosystem Services. 

Vegetation Ecology

The Pacific Southwest Region’s (R5) Vegetation Ecology program consists of three components: Inventory, Classification and Mapping.