USDA Forest Service

In 2008, the U.S. Forest Service will begin implementing a “Redesigned” State and Private Forestry (S&PF) program. The S&PF Redesign effort was conceived in response to the combined impacts of increasing pressures on our nation’s forests and decreasing S&PF resources and funds. Significant threats to forests, such as insect and disease infestations, catastrophic fire, and the loss of critical forested landscapes to development, coupled with the pressure placed on local economies by the increasingly global nature of the forest products industry, point to the need for more progressive strategies for conserving our nation’s forest resource.

The purpose of a new approach to State and Private Forestry is to shape and influence forest land use on a scale, and in a way, that optimizes public benefits from trees and forests for both current and future generations. Please click here for more information on the Redesigning State & Private Forestry Program.