Forest Service Manual (fsm)

Index of Documents: Some chapters, because of their length, are organized into several documents. Additionally, interim directives (IDs) and some tables of contents and exhibits are separate documents.

Service-wide Issuances: Line officers at the Forest Service headquarters office in Washington, DC, have the authority to issue direction that sets forth authorities, management objectives, policies, responsibilities, delegations, standards, procedures, and other instructions that are continuing and that apply to or are needed by more than one unit.

Field Issuances: Regional Foresters, Forest Supervisors, Research Station Directors, the Northeastern Area Director for State and Private Forestry, and the Director of the International Institute of Tropical Forestry may supplement Service-wide direction. However, District Rangers and Research Project Leaders do not have authority to issue supplements. Supplements may be more restrictive than parent material, but cannot expand the authorities or relax restrictions unless approved in writing by the next higher official.

Service-wide Issuances

Region 1 (Northern Region): Regional Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Bitterroot National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Idaho Panhandle National Forests Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Clearwater National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Custer National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Flathead National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Gallatin National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Helena National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Kootenai National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Lewis & Clark National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Lolo National Forest Issuances
Region 1 (Northern Region): Nez Perce National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Regional Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Bighorn National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Black Hills National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, Gunnison Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Medicine Bow - Routt National Forests Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Nebraska National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Pike/San Isabel National Forests (including Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands) Issuances
Region 2 (Southwestern Region: San Juan National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): Shoshone National Forest Issuances
Region 2 (Rocky Mountain Region): White River National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Regional Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Carson National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Cibola National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Coconino National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Coronado National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Gila National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Kaibab National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Lincoln National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Prescott National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Santa Fe National Forest Issuances
Region 3 (Southwestern Region): Tonto National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Regional Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Ashley National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Boise National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Bridger-Teton National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Dixie National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Fishlake National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Manti-LaSal National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Payette National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Sawtooth National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Targhee National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Uinta National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Wasatch-Cache National Forest Issuances
Region 4 (Intermountain Region): Salmon Challis National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Regional Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Angeles National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Cleveland National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Eldorado National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Inyo National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Klamath National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Lassen National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Los Padres National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Mendocino National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Modoc National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Six Rivers National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Plumas National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): San Bernardino National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Sequoia National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Shasta-Trinity National Forests Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Sierra National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Stanislaus National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Tahoe National Forest Issuances
Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region): Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region and Pacific Northwest Research Station): Regional and Station-wide Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Columbia River Gorge NSA Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Colville National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Deschutes National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Fremont National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Gifford Pinchot National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Malheur National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Mt. Hood National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Ochoco National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Okanogan National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Olympic National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Rogue River National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Siskiyou National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Siuslaw National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Umatilla National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Umpqua National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Wenatchee National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Willamette National Forest Issuances
Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region): Winema National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Regional Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): National Forests in Alabama Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Daniel Boone National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Cherokee National Forests Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): National Forests in Florida Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Kisatchie National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): National Forests in Mississippi Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Ouachita National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Ozark National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): National Forests in North Carolina Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest Issuances
Region 8 (Southern Region): National Forests in Texas Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Regional Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Allegheny National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Chequamegon and Nicolet National Forests Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Chippewa National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Hiawatha National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Hoosier National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Huron-Manistee National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Mark Twain National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Monongahela National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Ottawa National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Shawnee National Forest (including Midewin National Tallgrass Prarie) Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Superior National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): Wayne National Forest Issuances
Region 9 (Eastern Region): White Mountain National Forest Issuances
Region 10 (Alaska Region): Regional Issuances
Region 10 (Alaska Region): Tongass National Forest Issuances
Region 10 (Alaska Region): Chugach National Forest Issuances
Forest Products Laboratory Issuances
North Central Research Station Issuances
Pacific Southwest Research Station Issuances
Rocky Mountain Research Station Issuances
Southern Research Station Issuances
International Institute of Tropical Forestry Issuances
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