Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program: Polygon Feature Layer

A geospatial polygon layer representing accomplishments from the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and other High Priority Restoration projects. The data is managed by the USDA Forest Service's Natural Resource Manager Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS) and tracks activities related to fire, fuels, silviculture, and invasive species. The layer is published by the Department of Agriculture and was last updated on March 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping the spatial extent of forest restoration accomplishments based on the polygon feature layer.
• Analyzing the distribution of fire, fuels, and silviculture activities based on the program descriptions.
• Monitoring the implementation of NEPA decisions and trust fund plans as referenced in the tracking system.
• Assessing the geographic focus of high-priority restoration projects funded both within and outside the CFLR program.

Strengths

• Data originates from the Forest Service's official activity tracking system (FACTS), suggesting authoritative sourcing.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and CSV for flexibility.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The description explicitly states the layer does not contain all approved project activities, only uploaded accomplishments.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

USDA Forest Service Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS).

Collection Method

Accomplishment data uploaded by project groups to corporate data holdings.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:50:51.976366; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on United States forest lands, but specific coverage is not stated.