The United States Forestry Department is a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture. It cares for the United States forests and rangelands. The company leads the conservation and wise use of the National Forest System lands and serves the needs of the people who own them and, by doing so, strengthens the lands for future generations. The Forestry Department is organized into several areas, including the National Forest System, research and state and private forestry. It is also organized into subject and resource groups, which include land management planning, fire, wilderness, range, wildlife and fish, recreation and minerals. The Forest System is a decentralized agency, with decisions about its work make at places outside the company s central office. The United States Forestry Department got its modern start when it transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture in 1905.
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