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audragclark

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on: Jul 21, 2018
What are the three main ways that federal forest lands are used?
 
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Why was the National Forest Service established?
 
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Jadwiga9

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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The three main ways that federal forest lands are used include:

1 . Designated national parks reserved for recreational use only
2 . Federal preserves set aside as wilderness areas to be left as close to their original natural state as possible
3 . Public timberland harvested by companies who buy the rights to cut the timber

Answer to Question 2

The National Forest Service was established to manage federal forest lands.


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