United States Forest Service (USFS)

The US Forest Service is an agency of the US Department of Agriculture. They manage public lands in the national forests and grasslands. This manages 193 million acres of land nationally. Northern Region
North Idaho, Montana, Northwestern South Dakota, and Northeastern Washington.

Northern Region Regional Office

For a full organization directory of the entire US Forest Service, by region and headquarters 

State and Private Forestry

The State and Private Forestry (S&PF) organization of the USDA Forest Service reaches across the boundaries of National Forests to States, Tribes, communities and non-industrial private landowners.  S&PF is the federal leader in providing technical and financial assistance to landowners and resource managers to help sustain the Nation’s forests and protect communities and the environment from wild land fires.

State and Private Forestry programs bring forest management assistance and expertise to a diversity of landowners, including small woodlots, tribal, state, and federal, through cost-effective, non-regulatory partnerships. The staffs play a key role, along with others within the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, in implementing the National Fire Plan to manage the impacts of wildland fires on communities and the environment. 

 

Updated 10/15/2025