---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 582a–6"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "582a–6"
heading: "Scope of forestry research"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/582a-6"
units:
  - "Chapter 3 — Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management"
  - "Subchapter III — Research Programs"
---

# §582a–6. Scope of forestry research


The term “forestry research” as used in this subchapter shall include investigations relating to: (1) Reforestation and management of land for the production of crops of timber and other related products of the forest; (2) management of forest and related watershed lands to improve conditions of waterflow and to protect resources against floods and erosion; (3) management of forest and related rangeland for production of forage for domestic livestock and game and improvement of food and habitat for wildlife; (4) management of [forest lands](/usc/16/544.md?p=f) for outdoor recreation; (5) protection of forest land and resources against fire, insects, diseases, or other destructive agents; (6) utilization of wood and other forest products; (7) development of sound policies for the management of [forest lands](/usc/16/544.md?p=f) and the harvesting and marketing of forest products; and (8) such other studies as may be necessary to obtain the fullest and most effective use of forest resources.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 87–788, § 7, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 807.)