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U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Government agency
The United States Forest Service is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres of land. Wikipedia
Founded: February 1, 1905
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Motto: Caring for the Land and Serving People
Annual budget: $5.384 billion (additionally, $2.04 billion for wildfire adjustment) (FY 2021)
Employees: c. 35,000 (FY 2016); 28,330 permanent; 4,488 seasonal (FY 2008);
Formed: February 1, 1905; 119 years ago