Forest Management

Our Actions

The agency’s top priority is to maintain and improve the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of current and future generations.

Specific forest management actions – such as commercial thinning or prescribed burning – help make forests more resilient to fire and disease as well as restore some of the natural complexity that may be missing due to past forest management practices. Detailed management plans and engaged collaborative groups, plus local milling infrastructure all help implement successful forest management projects, that provide benefits to local communities.

Forest management actions are designed to:

• Help forests be more resilient to fire and disease
• Provide habitat, clean water & recreation opportunities
• Supply forest products & economic benefits to communities