FORESTS ON THE EDGE - USDA Forest Service

Mark Godfrey © 2004 The Nature ConservancyForests on the Edge: Pressures and Opportunities on America’s Private ForestsPhase 1 of Forests on the Edge, documentedin this report, identifies forested watershedsmost likely to experience housing development.Future phases will explore:g Private forest opportunities and threats in moredetail—presenting additional data related towater quality, timberland, and wildlife values, aswell as maps showing where private forests aremost susceptible to development, fire, insectsand diseases, and deterioration of air quality.g Housing density projections in the vicinity ofpublic forests.g Detailed descriptions of the “top 10” watershedsof concern and of promise in the conterminousUnited States.For further information on Forests on the Edge,contact:Susan SteinPrivate Forest Land Studies CoordinatorUSDA Forest ServiceCooperative Forestry StaffMail Stop 1123Washington, DC 20250-1123Phone: (202) 205-0837Fax: (202) 205-1271sstein@fs.fed.ushttp://www.fs.fed.us/projects/foteThe Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is dedicated to the principle of multiple use management of the Nation’s forestresources for sustained yields of wood, water, forage, wildlife, and recreation. Through forestry research, cooperation with the States andprivate forest owners, and management of the National Forests and National Grasslands, it strives—as directed by Congress—to provideincreasingly greater service to a growing Nation.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin,gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) shouldcontact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and IndependenceAvenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.USDA is committed to making its information materials accessible to all USDA customers and employees.