Common use of Forest Service Clause in Contracts

Forest Service. The mission of the 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. The Forest Service is responsible for management of national forests and grasslands, comprising 193 million acres. The Forest Service supports and participates in the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) and several of its subcommittees, and in Partners in Flight (PIF), both nationally and regionally. The Forest Service also assisted with the development and implementation of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP), the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan (NAWCP), the North American Landbird Conservation Plan, and the U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan. The Forest Service is recognized as a national and international conservation leader and plays a pivotal role in conservation of migratory bird populations and their habitats. Additionally, many national forests and grasslands are nationally and internationally recognized Important Bird Areas or other migratory bird designations. The agency created a Migratory Bird Conservation Team in the national headquarters to coordinate Forest Service national and international bird conservation activities between four major administrative areas: the National Forest System, State and Private Forestry, Research and Development, and International Programs. One of the goals of this team is to augment accomplishments for all bird conservation across the Americas. Within the National Forest System, conservation of migratory birds focuses on providing a diversity of habitat conditions at multiple spatial scales and ensuring that bird conservation is addressed when planning for other land management activities. The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) requires that each national forest develop a land and resource management plan and provide for diversity of plant and animal communities in order to meet overall multiple-use objectives. National forest and grassland managers design or collaborate in projects that provide for bird conservation in accordance with numerous laws, agreements and collaboratively developed comprehensive planning documents (see Definitions for a list of comprehensive plans). Additionally, District and Forest wildlife biologists frequently incorporate recommendations from comprehensive planning efforts when addressing the effects of proposed actions on migratory bird populations.