Forests & Woodlands | Bureau of Land Management Skip to main navigation Official websites use .gov .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS lock ) or means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Flickr Forests and Woodlands The BLM manages close to 58 million acres of forest and woodlands across 12 western states and Alaska. These forests provide habitat for wildlife, trails for hiking and biking, clean water for communities, and a variety of wood products, such as timber, firewood and teepee poles. We manage forests and woodlands in accordance with the multiple-use, sustained yield mandate of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, which means that everything which forests provide today will also be provided in the future. In other words, the BLM manages forests to meet the present and future needs communities, wildlife and all those who benefit from the services forests provide. Read about forest and woodland resiliency Forest Products Timber Sales Forest and Wood Product Permits Give Back Conduct business with us and give back to your community and lands through: Stewardship Contracting Tribal Biomass and Bioenergy Program Reforestation Camp Fire Reforestation Plan Cooperative Reforestation Initiative Collaboration BLM and USFS Collaboration Agreement Quick Links Forest Maps O&C Lands