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Organizational Overview

National Headquarters | Regional Headquarters

The Forest Service has a national headquarters and 9 regions to manage the 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

• Office of the Chief
  • Office of the Chief
  • Civil Rights
  • Law Enforcement and Investigation (LEI)
    
    
• Natural Resources
  • National Forest System
    • Ecosystem Management (EMC)
    • Engineering
    • Forest & Rangelands
    • Lands
    • Minerals & Geology Management (MGM)
    • Recreation, Heritage & Wilderness Resources (RHWR)
    • Watershed & Air Management (WSA)
    • Wildlife, Fish and Rare Plants (WFRP)
  • Research and Development
  • State & Private Forestry
    • Cooperatitive Forestry
    • Fire & Aviation Management (F&AM)
    • Forest Health Protection (FHP)
    • Northeastern Area
  • International Programs
    
    
• Operations
  • Office of Communications
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Business Operations
    • Acquisition Management (AQM)
    • Early Intervention Program (EIP)
    • Human Resources Management (HRM)
    • Information Resources Management (IRM)
    • Senior, Youth & Volunteer Programs (SYVP)
  • Programs & Legislation
    • Legislative Affairs (LA)
    • Policy Analysis (PA)
    • Strategic Planning and Resource Assessment (formly RPA)
    • Controlled Correspondence Unit (CCU)

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Region 1 - Northern Region (Montana, N.Idaho, North Dakota, NW South Dakota)
Region 2 - Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado, Kansas, Neb., S. Dakota, E. Wyoming)
Region 3 - Southwestern Region (Arizona, New Mexico)
Region 4 - Intermountain Region (S.Idaho, Nevada, Utah, W.Wyoming)
Region 5 - Pacific Southwest Region (California, Hawaii, Guam, Trust Territories)
Region 6 - Pacific Northwest Region (Washington, Oregon)
Region 8 - Southern Region (Southern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
Region 9 - Eastern Region (Midwest and Northeast)
Region 10 - Alaska Region

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