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Regional Overview
Although the city is Vallejo, the area is called Mare Island because it used to be the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. The Regional Office is located on a hill toward the southern end, just before the Golf Course. Mare Island is entered from the north off Highway 37, or from the east off Tennessee Street.
The Regional Office staff coordinates activities between national forests, monitors activities on national forests to ensure quality operations, provides guidance for forest plans, and allocates budgets to the forests.
The Pacific Southwest Region is commonly referred to as Region 5 (R5).
There are three levels of national forest offices in Region 5
Ranger District
The district ranger and his or her staff may be your first point of contact with the Forest Service. Each district has a staff of 10 to 100 people. Many on-the-ground activities occur on the ranger districts, including trail construction and maintenance, operation of campgrounds, and management of vegetation and wildlife habitat.
National Forest
There are 18 national forests and one grassland in California. Each forest is composed of several ranger districts. The person in charge of a national forest is called the forest supervisor. The district rangers from the districts within a forest work for the forest supervisor. The headquarters of a national forest is called the supervisor's office. This level coordinates activities between districts, allocates the budget, and provides technical support to each district.
Region
There are 9 regions in the US Forest Service, numbered 1 through 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 coordinates activities between national forests, monitors activities on national forests to ensure quality operations, provides guidance for forest plans, and allocates budgets to the forests.
Features
Preguntas frecuentes
Una lista recopilada de muchas preguntas y sus respuestas relacionadas con el Servicio Forestal del USDA, Región Sudoeste Pacífico.
Frequently Asked Questions
An assembled list of many questions and their answers pertaining to the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.
Related Information
- Forest Service Mission
The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
- Other Forest Service Regions
There are 9 regions, numbered 1 through 10. The regions are broad geographic areas, usually including several States.
- Research and Development
The Pacific Southwest Research Station represents the research and development branch of the USDA Forest Service in the states of California and Hawaii and the U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands.