Since World War 2, the Forest Service had gone through a major revolution that it included the need to be more efficient and cost-effective in production of timber as a crop from national forest lands. However, the increased effort of timber production clashed with environmental issues, the need for more recreation and wildlife viewing. In 1960, law with management of the national forests according to a philosophy of sustained yield and multiple use charged the Forest Service. …showed first 75 words of 587 total…

…showed last 75 words of 587 total…time and what potentially could happen environmentally, economically or socially to the land and area. After New Perspectives was launched, the Forest Services took a step further in using an ecological approach to achieve the multiple-use management of national forests and grasslands. This new initiative was called "ecosystem management". It enabled the needs of the people and environmental values to mix together and that national forests and grasslands represent diverse, healthy, productive, and sustainable ecosystems.