Yukon Forest Management Disturbance Boundaries With Reforestation Dates

Yukon's boundaries of forest disturbance areas managed for reforestation obligations. The dataset tracks key dates for harvesting start, regeneration, free-growing status, and obligation relief, derived from forest surveys, GPS, and satellite imagery. It is the most current information available from the Government of Yukon and is updated as new data is added.

Use Cases

• Analyze the time elapsed between HARVEST_START and REGEN_MET dates to model reforestation success rates.
• Identify areas where FG_MET (free-growing) status has not been achieved to prioritize management interventions.
• Calculate the proportion of disturbance polygons with a RELIEVED_OF_OBLIGATION date to assess long-term forest recovery.
• Map the spatial distribution of disturbance boundaries to correlate with management practices or environmental factors.

Strengths

• Data is derived from multiple sources including forest cover surveys, GPS field data, and satellite imagery.
• Maintained as the most current information by the Government of Yukon with updates planned.
• Contains specific temporal milestones (HARVEST_START, REGEN_MET, FG_MET, RELIEVED_OF_OBLIGATION) for tracking forest recovery.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column count, and spatial/temporal extent are unknown from the provided input.
• Data is specific to the Yukon territory, limiting applicability to other geographic regions.
• Available only in ESRI REST and HTML formats, which may require specialized GIS software for full analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Derived from forest cover surveys, GPS field data collections, and satellite imagery.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03 25.

Geography

Yukon, Canada.