B.F. Bachelor of Forestry Bachelor of Forestry Forest Policy and Administration 2

Question 1

Which federal agency administers the National Forest System in the United States?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Forest Service

Answer

The U.S. Forest Service, within the USDA, is responsible for administering the 193-million-acre National Forest System.

Question 2

The Organic Administration Act of 1897 was primarily enacted to:

Accepted Answer

Protect forest reserves and secure favorable water flows

Answer

The 1897 Act authorized protection of federal forest reserves to secure favorable water flows and provide a continuous timber supply.

Question 3

Under the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976, national forests are required to:

Accepted Answer

Develop forest plans every 10-15 years through public participation

Answer

NFMA requires each national forest to develop and revise a Land and Resource Management Plan (forest plan) with public involvement on a 10-15 year cycle.

Question 4

Which concept, central to U.S. forest policy, holds that public lands should be managed for the greatest good of the greatest number in the long run?

Accepted Answer

Utilitarian conservation

Answer

Utilitarian conservation, championed by Gifford Pinchot, held that forests should provide the greatest good for the greatest number over the long run.

Question 5

A 'categorical exclusion' in NEPA review means that a proposed action:

Accepted Answer

Has been found not to individually or cumulatively cause significant environmental effects

Answer

A categorical exclusion (CE) allows agencies to bypass a full EA or EIS for actions determined to have no significant environmental impact.

B.F. Bachelor of Forestry Practice Test

B.F. Bachelor of Forestry Practice Test

B.F. Bachelor of Forestry Bachelor of Forestry Forest Policy and Administration 2