Activities
Although a large volume of timber is logged every year, not all National Forests are entirely forested. There are tidewater glaciers in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and ski areas such as Alta, Utah in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. In addition, the Forest Service is responsible for managing National Grasslands in the midwest. Furthermore, areas designated as wilderness by acts of Congress, prohibit logging, mining, road and building construction and land leases for purposes of farming and or livestock grazing.
Since 1978, several Presidents have directed the USFS to administer National Monuments inside of preexisting National Forests.
- Admiralty Island National Monument - Alaska
- Giant Sequoia National Monument - California
- Misty Fjords National Monument - Alaska
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Washington
- Newberry National Volcanic Monument - Oregon
- Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument - California (jointly with the Bureau of Land Management)
The Forest Service also manages Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pennsylvania, the home and estate of its first Chief, Gifford Pinchot.
Read more about this topic: United States Forest Service
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