United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres (780,000 km2). Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business Operations, and the Research and Development branch. Managing approximately 25% of federal lands, it is the only major national land agency that is outside the U.S. Department of Interior.

History

In 1876, Congress created the office of Special Agent in the Department of Agriculture to assess the quality and conditions of forests in the United States. Franklin B. Hough was appointed the head of the office. In 1881, the office was expanded into the newly formed Division of Forestry. The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 authorized withdrawing land from the public domain as "forest reserves," managed by the Department of the Interior. In 1901, the Division of Forestry was renamed the Bureau of Forestry. The Transfer Act of 1905 transferred the management of forest reserves from the General Land Office of the Interior Department to the Bureau of Forestry, henceforth known as the United States Forest Service. Gifford Pinchot was the first United States Chief Forester in the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.

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Public Technologies 18 Apr 2025
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USF celebrates construction milestone for new facility aimed at addressing Florida’s nursing shortage (University of South Florida)

Public Technologies 17 Apr 2025
By Cody Hawley, USF Health ... The expansion will allow USF to increase undergraduate nursing enrollment by 500 students by 2028, reinforcing the university's leadership in meeting the state's growing demand for qualified nurses.
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USF celebrates construction milestone for new facility aimed at addressing Florida’s nursing shortage (University of South Florida - Sarasota-Manatee)

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