Editing United States Forest Service (section)

=== State, Private and Tribal Forestry ===
The goal of the State and Private Forestry program is to assist with financial and technical assistance to private landowners, state agencies, tribes, and community resource managers. It provides assistance by helping sustain the United States' urban and rural forests and their associated communities from wildland fires, insects, disease, and [[Invasive species|invasive]] organisms.<ref name=deCalesta>{{cite book | last1 = deCalesta| first1 = David S. | last2 = Eckley | first2 = Michael C. | title = Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers | publisher = CRC Press | date = 2019 | pages = 153 | language = en }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition|url = http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/05jun/97-905.pdf|author= Jasper Womach}}</ref> Approximately 537 staff are employed in the program and is administered through National Forest System regions and the Northeastern Area of the United States.<ref name=deCalesta/>