The Forest Service manages national forests and grasslands. It was started by Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot over 100 years ago. The guiding principle was "the greatest good for the greatest number [of people] over the long run."
Other land management agencies in the federal government have narrower missions. The Park Service manages national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite for unique attributes so people can see them. The Bureau of Land Management manages surplus forest, range, and other lands, originally for eventual disposal.
Most total output in bold
You want wood products? Forest Service and BLM.
You want Wilderness? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM [study areas] (the private sector produces more than all combined)
You want water? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM
You want recreation? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM
You want hunting and fishing? Forest Service, BLM
You want fire management? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM (Now managed as an interagency cooperative)
You want breadth of expertise? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM
You want Forest Research? Forest Service, BLM
You want marijuana interdiction? Forest Service, Park Service, BLM, DEA, FBI
I see nobility through my unique perspective, and it would be pointless to debate it. I don't blame you for your challenge to my assertion. Your examples are not comparable, though. |
