Title: Identify agencies that assist in protecting and managing forests.
Course: Forestry Management (18502-I) > Section: Introducing Forestry

Identification should include

- U.S. Forest Service
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- conservation organizations (e.g., The Nature Conservancy, Quail Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
- the forest products industry.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Who was the first head of the U.S. Forest Service?
- What are the responsibilities of each of the listed agencies?
- What are some of the laws that the Virginia Department of Forestry enforce?