Management Agencies
- National Park Service
- Established in 1916, this agency helps protect nearly 400 national parks. They also aid local tribes and governments, as well as non-profit organizations and businesses, by preserving local history and revitalizing communities.
- U.S. Forest Service
- Established in 1905, this agency manages public lands in national forests or grasslands, which encompasses about 193 million acres of land.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Established in 1940, this agency manages 150 million acres of the National Wildlife Refugee System as well as thousands of small wetlands and other special land areas. Some of their contributions include: protecting and conserving endangered species and their wildlife habitats and enforcing federal wildlife laws.
- Bureau of Land Management
- This agency's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) includes over 886 federally recognized areas and more than 27 million acres of land in the U.S. They aim to protect wilderness areas, as well as wild and scenic rivers, national monuments, and historic trails. It safeguards cultural sites and many Indian preserves of the western states. The mission of the NLCS is to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that are recognized for their outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values."
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