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=== Regions ===
[[File:United States Forest Service Regions 1-10.svg|thumb|300px|Map of the nine regions]]
There are nine regions in the Forest Service; numbered 1 through 10 (Region 7 was eliminated
in 1965 when the current Eastern Region was created from the former Eastern and
North Central regions.<ref>The Land We Cared for... A History of the Forest Service's Eastern Region.
1997, Conrad, David E., Forest Service.</ref>
). Each encompasses a broad geographic area and is headed by a regional forester who reports directly to the Chief. The regional forester has broad responsibility for coordinating activities among the various forests within the region, for providing overall leadership for regional natural resource and social programs, and for coordinated regional land use planning.
* '''Northern''': based in [[Missoula, Montana]], the Northern Region (R1) covers six states (Montana, Northern Idaho, North Dakota, Northwestern South Dakota, Northeast Washington, and Northwest Wyoming), twelve National Forests and one National Grassland.
* '''Rocky Mountain''': based in [[Golden, Colorado]], the Rocky Mountain Region (R2) covers five states (Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and most of Wyoming and South Dakota), sixteen National Forests and seven National Grasslands.
* '''Southwestern''': based in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], the Southwestern Region (R3) covers two states (New Mexico and Arizona) and eleven National Forests.
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* '''Intermountain''': based in [[Ogden, Utah]], the Intermountain Region (R4) covers four states (Southern Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Western Wyoming), twelve national forests.
* '''Pacific Southwest''': based in [[Vallejo, California]], The Pacific Southwest Region (R5) covers two states (California and Hawaii), eighteen National Forests and one Management Unit.
* '''Pacific Northwest''': based in [[Portland, Oregon]] the Pacific Northwest Region (R6) covers two states (Washington and Oregon), seventeen National Forests, one National Scenic Area, one National Grassland, and two National Volcanic Monuments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/about-region|work=Region 6|title=About the Region|publisher=USFS}}</ref>
* '''Southern''': based in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], the Southern Region (R8) covers thirteen states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma and Virginia; and Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands), and thirty-four National Forests.
* '''Eastern''': based in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], the Eastern Region (R9) covers twenty states (Maine, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware, and New Jersey), seventeen National Forests, one Grassland and America's Outdoors Center for Conservation, Recreation, and Resources.
* '''Alaska''': based in [[Juneau, Alaska]], the Alaska Region (R10) covers one state (Alaska), and two National Forests.