The primary mission of the Forestry Program is to maintain and improve forest health, and provide for a diverse forest structure, which meets the various military training requirements at Marine Corps Base, Quantico. A diverse forest structure means that there are trees of various species, sizes, and age classes. This diversity also provides for a broader range of forest habitat for wildlife species.
Age classes vary from old growth, to newly regenerated forest areas.
A diverse forest is less susceptible to large scale catastrophic damages from wind, ice, snow, insects, diseases, and fires. Management of the forest resource to achieve the stated objectives is accomplished through various forestry programs. To maintain and improve forest health, to ensure a quality environment for the military training mission at Marine Corps Base, Quantico. To manage Base forest lands for a sustained yield of forest products on those areas where it is compatible with military training. To implement silvicultural practices that provide for diversity of forest tree species and other associated flora and fauna species, and maintain environmental integrity of forest ecosystems.