United States Forest Service

United States Forest Service
	Logo of the U.S. Forest Service
	Flag of the U.S. Forest Service
Agency overview
Formed	February 1, 1905
Preceding agency	Bureau of Forestry;
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Sidney R. Yates Building; 1400 Independence Ave SW; Washington, D.C.;
Employees	c. 35,000 (FY 2016); 28,330 permanent; 4,488 seasonal (FY 2008);
Annual budget	$9.5 billion
Minister responsible	Michael Boren, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment;
Agency executives	Tom Schultz, Chief; Chris French, Associate Chief;
Parent agency	United States Department of Agriculture
Website	fs.usda.gov
Footnotes

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering 193 million acres (780,000 km²) of land. The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's Office, National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Business Operations, as well as Research and Development. The agency manages about 25% of federal lands and is the sole major national land management agency not part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (which manages the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management).