Forest & Grassland Facts
The Nebraska National Forest began in 1902 as an experiment to
produce trees and plant them in what is now the largest human-made
forest in the United States. The Ft. Pierre National Grassland gets
the most rainfall of all the grasslands; eighteen inches per year
on average. The Buffalo Gap National Grassland is home to over 300
black-footed ferrets, the most endangered mammal in North America.
The Nebraska National Forest began in 1902 as an experiment.
The creation of the National
Grasslands was an accumulation of circumstances over several
decades.
Service First
Service First is a partnership between the Forest Service and
Bureau of Land Management. This partnership provides one-stop shopping,
just as the trading post did in the frontier days.
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The Forest Service is all about sustaining resources—land,
water, vegetation, and wildlife.
Heritage resources are important remnants of the past—prehistoric
and historic human culture and ancient animal life.
Find a Forest Service Office Near You
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The Forest Supervisor, Jane Darnell, leads a team of Staff Officers,
District Rangers, and a Nursery Manager in managing the Forest.
Locate offices
on the Nebraska National Forest, which is part of the Rocky Mountain
Region.
The
USDA Forest Service is led by Chief Abigail Kimbell. With a
national headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Forest Service operates
through nine regions around the country. The Rocky Mountain Region
is led by Regional Forester Rick Cables.
Our forest offers a diversity of outdoor opportunities. These
lands are yours—to visit, care for and, most of
all, enjoy.
Research
The Rocky
Mountain Research Station supports our natural-resource programs
through relevant research and development of state-of-the-art
management tools.
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