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Forest Service

American  

noun

  1. a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, created in 1905, that protects and develops the national forests and grasslands.


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Forest Service is investigating the cause of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

In Utah, the largest of eleven active blazes is the Cottonwood Fire, which as of Sunday covered over 93,000 acres and was 0% contained, according to the US Forest Service.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Managing partner Tim Arrowsmith has grown his California herd from 10 to 5,000 goats, serving clients from the Forest Service, to homeowners associations, to Pacific Gas & Electric.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

The U.S. sued the three companies in September 2023 seeking damages “to recover Forest Service costs for fighting the fire and the damage it caused to federal land.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

In fact, mostly what the Forest Service does is build roads.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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