Source: US Forest Service
"Forests can serve society in numerous ways—by providing timber, habitat for fish and wildlife, and recreational opportunities, for example. Management of these multiple resources is a primary mission of the USDA Forest Service. In May 2007, the agency co-sponsored a biennial workshop in Ketchikan, Alaska, for silviculturists, forest practitioners, and researchers designed to present and discuss new ideas in silviculture and forest management that produce multiple resource benefits."