United States Forest Service USFS Sign - Authentic Porcelain Enamel 1929 - 1938
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United States Forest Service USFS sign - This is a original authentic porcelain enamel 1929-1938.It reads: TRAIL TO MAGNUS AND FOOOTE ROADMeasures 32” x 6”Based on the design of the logo on the sign, it was produced between 1920-1938.I am not sure which US Forest this sign was originally located. The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of theU.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 nationalforests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass... 193 million acres (780, 000km. Major divisions of the agency include the National Forest System, State andPrivate Forestry, Business Operations, and the Research and Development branch.Managing approximately 25% of federal lands, it is the only major national landagency that is outside the U.S. Department of the Interior.As of 2009, the Forest Service has a total budget authority of $5.5 billion, of which 42% is spent fighting fires. The Forest Service employs 34, 250 employees in 750 locations, including 10, 050 firefighters, 737 law enforcement personnel, and 500 scientists. The mission of the Forest Service is "To sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations."Its motto is "Caring for the land and serving people." As the lead federal agency in natural resource conservation, the US Forest Service provides leadership in the protection, management, and use of the nation's forest, rangeland, and aquatic ecosystems. The agency's ecosystem approach to management integrates ecological, economic, and social factors to maintain and enhance the quality of the environment to meet current and future needs. Through implementation of land and resource management plans, the agency ensures sustainable ecosystems by restoring and maintaining species diversity and ecological productivity that helps provide recreation, water, timber, minerals, fish, wildlife, wilderness, and aesthetic values for current and future generations of people. The everyday work of the Forest Service balances resource extraction, resource protection, and providing recreation. The work includes managing 193, 000, 000 acres (780, 000 km2) of national forest and grasslands, including 59, 000, 000 acres (240, 000 km2) of roadless areas; 14, 077 recreation sites; 143, 346 miles (230, 693 km) of trails; 374, 883 miles (603, 316 km) of roads; and the harvesting of 1.5 billion trees per year. Further, the Forest Service fought fires on 2, 996, 000 acres (12, 120 km2) of land in 2007.[7]The Forest Service organization includes ranger districts, national forests, regions, research stations and research work units and the Northeastern Area Office for State and Private Forestry. Each level has responsibility for a variety of functions.
