How are the Forest Service offices organized?
• National Level: This is commonly called the Washington Office. The person who oversees the entire forest service is called the chief. The chief is a federal employee who reports to the Under Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment in the US Department of Agriculture. The Chief’s staff provides a broad policy and direction for the agency, works with the President’s Administration to develop a budget to submit to Congress, provides information to Congress on accomplishments and monitors activities of the agency. • Regional Level: There are 9 regions, numbered 1-10 (Region 7 was eliminated some years ago). The regions are broad geographic areas usually including several states. The person in charge is called the regional forester. Forest supervisors of the national forests within a region report to the regional forester. The regional office staff coordinated activities between national forest, monitors activities on national forest to ensure quality operations, provides guidance
