USDA Forest Service
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is a Federal agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service is also the largest forestry research organization in the world, and provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies. Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the purpose of the Forest Service—"to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run." |
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| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
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| 5048017 | weak branch union | ||
| 5048018 | weak branch union | ||
| 5048023 | weak branch union | ||
| 5048030 | weak branch union | ||
| 5048052 | weak branch union | Poor branch attachment architecture in American elm | |
| 5048020 | included bark | Codominant branches with a long crack | |
| 1270006 | shear crack | codominant stems often reslut in a cracked trunk as the result of a weak branch union | |
| 1397071 | included bark | Codominant stems in eastern white pine. These stems are very prone to failure from pressure exerted by included bark. |
