 The BLM is
responsible for carrying out a variety of programs for the management and
conservation, of resources on 258 million surface acres, as well as 700 million
acres of subsurface mineral estate, These public lands make up about 13 percent
of the total land surface of the United States and more than 40 percent of all
land managed by the Federal government. http://www.blm.gov
 The Forest Service was
established in 1905 and is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands, which
encompass 193 million acres. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest
Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the
greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long
run." http://www.fs.fed.us/
 The National Forest
Foundation is the congressionally-chartered nonprofit partner of the U.S.
Forest Service. The NFF and its grassroots partners address key challenges to
the health of our National Forests and Grasslands. Together, we work on
solutions in community-based forestry, recreation, watershed restoration, and
wildlife habitat. Through its
Community-Based Forestry efforts, NFF works to empower those who work, live and
recreate in the woods to organize and strive towards a common set of
sustainable goals. http://www.natlforests.org/
 The Sonoran
Institute is dedicated to promoting community decisions that respect both the
land and the people of the West. SI works on key trends and issues that are
influencing the health and prosperity of western North
America. Their
collaborative approach contributes to a day when an optimistic, unifying vision
for the West sustains a quality of life as magnificent as the Western landscape. http://sonoran.org
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