The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service manages more than 779,000 km2 (193 million acres) of national forests and grasslands (collectively, Nation

Forests and water are inextricably linked, and people are dependent on forested lands to provide clean, reliable water supplies for drinking and to support loca

Forests provide the most stable and highest quality water supplies among all land uses. The Southern United States is heavily forested, and most of the forests