Title: Identify agencies that assist in protecting and managing forests.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Interpreting Maps

Identification should include

- USDA
  - FS
  - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- U.S. Department of the Interior
  - Bureau of Land Management
  - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
  - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
  - National Park Services
  - Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
  - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  - U.S. Geological Survey
- DOF
- Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- conservation organizations (e.g., The Nature Conservancy, Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- the forest products industry.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who was the first head of the FS?
- What are the responsibilities of each of the listed agencies?
- What are some laws that the DOF enforce?