US Forest Service

FS: The US Forest Service.  The US Forest Service is also within the USDA.

"The Forest Service (FS) administers programs for applying sound conservation and utilization practices to natural resources of the national forests and national grasslands, for promoting these practices on all forest lands through cooperation with states and private landowners, and for carrying out extensive forest and range research."

The US Forest Service administers the Forest Legacy Program, which helps forest landowners keep their woods healthy, intact and protected from development.