In the United States conservation policy, forest plans are land and resource management plans for units of the

National Forest System In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands. National forests are largely forest and woodland areas owned collectively by the American people through the federal government, and managed by t ...

under the

Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (RPA) (16 U.S.C. §§ 1600 et seq.) is a United States federal law which authorizes long-range planning by the United States Forest Service to protect, develop, and enhance the produc ...

(P.L. 93-378) and the

National Forest Management Act The National Forest Management Act (NFMA) of 1976 (P.L. 94-588) is a United States federal law that is the primary statute governing the administration of national forests and was an amendment to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan ...

(P.L. 94-588). The Acts specify a detailed process and numerous requirements, including public participation and periodic revision, intended to achieve

multiple use The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Act of Congress, Public Law 86-517) is a United States federal law, federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agricul ...

and

sustained yield The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Act of Congress, Public Law 86-517) is a United States federal law, federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960. This law authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agricul ...

of the national forests.

References

{{CRS, article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition, url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810044532/http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf, author= Jasper Womach United States Department of Agriculture Nature conservation in the United States Forest conservation Forestry in the United States