Sunday, January 10, 2016

I thought this was an interesting map.

The pink is the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are two locations of Native American land.

The yellow is Bureau of Land Management. That is in southeast Oregon where the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge exist. The wildlife refugee does not exist through the entire region that is yellow. The map immediately below shows Oregon and the Malheur National Wildlife Refugee. So, it hardly takes up that entire region of the state.

The maroon color doesn't matter because there is none on the map.

The blue is Department of Defense. There only seems to be one along the northern border near the Columbia River.

The orange is US Fish and Wildlife. There are two areas within that same area where the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is, too.

The green is for the US Forest Service. That has a significant presence in the state of Oregon, but, the old growth forests in Western part of the Oregon. It is not all the western region either.

The U.S. Forest Service is a quasi-decentralized agency that delegates control to regional and district managers who carry out USFS policies to allow for flexibility and response to local needs. The 155 National Forests, which cover 8.5% of the country, are each broken into several ranger districts. There are more than 600 ranger districts with staffs ranging from 10-100. District rangers and other personnel manage lands for recreational uses such as camping and hiking. They also patrol wilderness areas, regulate grazing, and maintain vegetation and wildlife habitats. District rangers also provide support for the Office of the Forest Supervisor, which coordinates activities between districts, allocates budgets and provides technical support. Forest supervisors oversee the forests themselves, which typically cover a number of districts. There are nine regional offices, each run by a regional forester whose office is supported by forest supervisors and coordinates activities between national forests and Washington.

Mailing Address:

USDA FS, FOIA Service Center
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Mail Stop:  1143
Washington, DC 20250-1143
FEDEX / UPS ADDRESS:

USDA Forest Service FOIA Service Center
201 14TH ST SW
MAILSTOP 1143
Washington, DC 20250-1143

Kindly remember the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is does not involve the US Forest Service. But, every time there is a mention of the Northwest USA there are always people complaining about the US Forest Service. This wildlife reserve is nothing more than wetlands.

The gray color is the National Park Service (click here). In Oregon the primary National Park interest is Crater Lake National Park. There are some national trails such as Lewis and Clark that occur in Oregon. There are points of interest along those trails.