Please note there might
be a delay in response time
to letters mailed into the
Regional Office. For faster
service, please email us
at SM.FS.R8OC@usda.gov.
USDA Forest Service
Southern Region (R8)
1720 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
The Southern Region of the Forest Service is a dynamic collection of lands that encompasses 13 states and Puerto Rico. Known as Region 8 within the Forest Service, the Southern Region consists of 14 national forest units and two special units. The Forest Service employs about 250 people at the Region 8 headquarters in Atlanta, and nearly 2,500 throughout the South.
