Managing for Multiple Uses

The Forest Service has been dedicated to managing its resources for multiple uses since the creation of the agency in 1905. As an agency, we are charged with the task of providing sustainable multiple benefits to the public through proper management and use of natural resources. Our motto, “Caring for the Land and Serving People” captures the Forest Service mission perfectly. When our Forests are managed for sustainable multiple uses the benefits yield clean water, healthy ecosystems, sustainable supplies of wood and paper products, forage for livestock, supplies of energy and minerals, and superior places for the public to recreate.

Annual Allotment Management Plans

Grazing is an authorized activity on the lands managed by the Ashley National Forest. 

Annual Operating Instructions

GIS

• FSGeodata Clearinghouse - A single point of access for data collected and managed by the Agency. You can use the Data Extract Tool to access data about individual forests or grasslands or about an area of interest that you specify on the national map. You can find and download datasets by topic area or theme or find and use map services published by the Agency.
• Hydrographic Data - The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) are digital geospatial datasets that map the surface water of the United States and are a part of The National Map. 

Timber Management

The Timber Sale section that follows has detailed information on Timber Sales offered for bid, including bid dates, contacts, and sale documents.

Information on this site will be carefully reviewed and monitored to maintain accuracy, however, in the event that discrepancies occur between the official hard copy sale documents on file in the Forest Office, and those displayed on the website, information contained in the official copy takes precedence.

Timber Sales