Manpower programs in which the U.S. Forest Service can participate are identified in this booklet, and methods and procedures for initiating programs in the interest of meeting the needs of rural areas are explained. Major divisions of the document are Overall Planning, Program Sponsorship, The Program-Operation Mainstream, Manpower Development and Training Act, Experimental and Demonstration Program, Neighborhood Youth Corps, College Work-Study, Work Incentive Program, Public Service Careers, and Transition. Prepared primarily for Forest Service personnel, the booklet may be beneficial to state foresters or natural resource agencies wishing to work with manpower programs. (MJB)