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What is the national forest used for?
While National Parks are highly vested in preservation, barely altering the existing state, National Forests are managed for many purposes—timber, recreation, grazing, wildlife, fish and more.
Why are National Forests important?
America’s National Forests provide recreational opportunities, watershed protection, timber products and protection for important wildlife habitats. We’ve helped the U.S. Forest Service protect and add more than 161,000 acres to our National Forests since 1985.
Are National Forests protected from logging?
Our national forests provide a haven for wildlife and recreationists alike, but they are under constant pressure from threats like logging, mining and road building. We work with other groups who care about our national forests to protect nearly 59 million acres of America’s forests.
Why were national forests created?
Congress established the Forest Service in 1905 to provide quality water and timber for the Nation’s benefit. Over the years, the public has expanded the list of what they want from national forests and grasslands. National forests provide opportunities for recreation in open spaces and natural environments.
What is considered a national forest?
National forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned collectively by the American people through the federal government, and managed by the United States Forest Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture.
What makes a forest a national forest?
How are forests useful to wildlife?
The primary reason to conserve forests and wildlife is to provide oxygen to breathe. Forests provide shelter to a wide range of animals. If the trees are destroyed, these animals also die as they do not have their natural habitat. This destruction makes many of the endangered species of plants and animals extinct.
Who is responsible for managing national forests?
the Forest Service
Of the 33 percent managed by the federal government, the Forest Service manages 20 percent, the Bureau of Land Management manages 4 percent, and the other agencies manage the remaining 9 percent.
How were national forests used during World War II?
World War II caused heavy inroads on the Nation’s forests, as wood became a critical war material needed for barracks and cantonments, ships and docks, war plants and war housing, gun stocks,explosives, airplanes, boxes and crates for war supplies, and hundreds of other essential uses.
What makes a national forest a national forest?
How are forest and wildlife useful for us give three reasons for each of these resources?
Forest provide us with oxygen, they cause rainfall. Forest prevents soil erosion. Plants are dependent on animals and birds for their pollination and seed dispersal. Various forest products are used as raw materials in industries.