FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests)

The FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests) is a depiction of the boundaries encompassing the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the original proclaimed National Forests, along with subsequent Executive Orders, Proclamations, Public Laws, Public Land Orders, Secretary of Agriculture Orders, and Secretary of Interior Orders creating modifications thereto, along with lands added to the NFS which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act. The following area types are included: National Forest, Experimental Area, Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Land Utilization Project, National Grassland, Purchase Unit, and Special Management Area.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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issued 2017-04-14
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license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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modified 2021-11-24
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Groups
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  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
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  • north-america
  • open-data
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  • proclaimed-forest
  • united-states
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metadata_created 2025-11-20T09:54:53.283602
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T09:54:53.283606
notes The FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests) is a depiction of the boundaries encompassing the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the original proclaimed National Forests, along with subsequent Executive Orders, Proclamations, Public Laws, Public Land Orders, Secretary of Agriculture Orders, and Secretary of Interior Orders creating modifications thereto, along with lands added to the NFS which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act. The following area types are included: National Forest, Experimental Area, Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Land Utilization Project, National Grassland, Purchase Unit, and Special Management Area.
num_resources 13
num_tags 20
title FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests)