James W. Hendley Alicia A. Torregrosa 2011 There are more than 650 million acres of U.S. public and Tribal lands, most found west of the Mississippi River. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Geographic Science Center are working to increase the scientific information available for natural resource decision making, while continuing productive collaborations with Federal land managers, Tribal leaders, and local communities. application/pdf 10.3133/fs20113059 en U.S. Geological Survey Geographic science for public and Tribal lands management reports