The management of trout fishing in the National Forests of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia is a cooperative effort with Forest Service, the States, and Fish and Wildlife Service participating. The States execute the management programs, provide protection to the resource, operate creel checking stations where these are a part of the program, and sell the special permits. The Forest Service provides the general land management and maintains physical structures on the areas, such as rearing pools, checking stations, and residences for caretakers. Trout for stocking streams are provided by the States and the Fish and Wildlife Service.