The Manti-La Sal National Forest is a place of surprising natural grandeur and variety, It includes the spectacular red rock country of southeastern Utah, high peaks of the La Sal Mountains, and the broad meadows and steep canyons of the Wasatch Plateau. The National Forest Foundation, chartered by Congress, engages Americans in community-based and national programs that promote the health and pub
lic enjoyment of the 193-million-acre National Forest System and administers private gifts of funds and land for the benefit of the National Forests. http://www.nationalforests.org/
The Forest Service manages a system of 155 national forests, 20 national grasslands, and 222 research and experimental forests, as well as other special areas, covering more than 192 million acres of public land. The Forest Service has evolved into a 30,000 employee agency that manages the national forests for a number of multiple uses, including recreation, timber, wilderness, minerals, water, grazing, fish, and wildlife.
