Question
It’s not the NPS, but this agency maintains eight times more mileage of road than the Interstate Highway System. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this agency whose namesake highways are usually marked with brown signs with a white border. It is also responsible for managing twenty National Grasslands.
ANSWER: U.S. Forest Service [or USFS; prompt on Department of Agriculture]
[10e] The Forest Service still operates a few lookout towers for spotting these events. Houses built in the Wildland Urban Interface are particularly vulnerable to these natural disasters.
ANSWER: forest fires [or wildfires]
[10m] The USFS administers Admiralty Island National Monument within the large Tongass National Forest in this state’s southeast, which includes cities like Ketchikan.
ANSWER: Alaska [or AK]
<Michael Bentley, Geography - United States> ~22475~ <Editor: Michael Bentley>
Data
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.67 | 100% | 61% | 6% |