These signs were posted after U.S. Forest Service Special Agent Travis Lunders completed a survey the property owners weren't a party to. Kathy WHITSON, Plaintiff, v.UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defendant. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, an Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Defendant. Travis Walton and his 6 fellow lumberjacks spent November 5th, 1975, like they usually did - sawing trees for the Forest Service. I would say that my main issue is with hiring and HR at the moment, plus communication with leadership is not the greatest. It proved an effective recruitment tool for filling out the ranks of the future Forest Service. Details of the interviews were shared with USFS. SA Travis Lunders in the days following the interviews. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in a Sept.