History of the United States Forest Service

Gifford Pinchot, an early advocate of scientific forestry, along with President Theodore Roosevelt and conservation organizations, led the effort to manage forest for the public good.

Numerous proposals have failed and the Forest Service remains a part of the Department of Agriculture.

The Transfer Act of 1905 transferred the management of forest reserves from the United States General Land Office of the Interior Department to the Bureau of Forestry, henceforth known as the US Forest Service.

This made it possible for the national forest system to expand into the eastern United States.

A number of federal statutes govern the United States Forest Service: The following are additional laws with significant influence on the mission of the Forest Service: Sources:[7][8]