A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Angler Days - sum totals of the time spent by people fishing on National Forest System land. Twenty four (24) hours of time spent fishing equals one (1) angler day.

B

• BEU - Botany Ecology Unit; a virtual "staff" via web providing botanically related technology transfer to the field.

• BLM - Bureau of Land Management

C

• CCS - Challenge Cost-Share

D

• DFC - Desired Future Condition. That is, the condition one wants the habitat to be in 5, 10, 20 years from now.

• DU - Ducks Unlimited

E

• ESA - Endangered Species Act.

F

• FEU - Fish & Aquatic Ecology Unit; a detached unit of the Watershed-Fish-Wildlife & Air staff, USDA FS

• FOIA - Freedom Of Information Act

• FS - Forest Service

• FWS - Fish and Wildlife Service
• FY - Fiscal Year

G

H

I

• "In the Field" - Offices outside of Washington DC, especially Forests and Districts. Also known as "where the rubber hits the road", "where the work gets done", or "where the forests actually are".

J

K

L

M

• MIS - Management Indicator Species
• MOU - Memorandum Of Understanding

N

• NEPA - Natural Environmental Protection Act

• NFS - National Forest System

• NRCS - Natural Resource Conservation Service

• NWTF - National Wild Turkey Federation

O

P

Q

• QU - Quails Unlimited

R

S

T

• TES - Threatened & Endangered Species

• TU - Trout Unlimited

U

• USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

V

W

• WEU - Wildlife Ecology Unit; a detached unit of the Watershed-Fish-Wildlife & Air staff, USDA FS
• WFRP - Wildlife, Fish & Rare Plants

X

Y

Z