In 1987, the Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) chartered a research work unit to examine outdoor recreation in the wildland-urban interface. The new work unit was established to address the needs of the increasingly diverse recreation visitors to national forests. The four forest supervisors in southern California observed that in the past, most recreation visitors were White. However, that percentage was changing with an increase in diverse visitors. In particular, they noted the increasing numbers of Latino visitors. They...

The objectives of this guide are to define and standardize nation maintenance management, inspection and operating procedures to ensure safe and efficient operations. Also to provide guidance and familiarization training to employees with the policies, procedures and practices associated with the duties. Lastly to provide employees with broad guidance for attaining approval on the national inter-agency inspectors list.