U.S. Forest Service Silviculture Reforestation Activities and Needs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service data portrays areas where silviculture activities, such as planting, seeding, and site preparation for natural regeneration, were accomplished. This geospatial feature layer is funded through budget allocation and reported via the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) within the Natural Resource Manager suite. The data, last updated on March 13, 2026, is used as a performance measure for agency strategic goals.

Use Cases

• Mapping reforestation project locations based on reported activity areas.
• Analyzing agency performance toward strategic goals based on silviculture performance measures.
• Planning future forest vegetation establishment work based on historical activity data.
• Monitoring spatial reporting compliance and data quality improvements over time as mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is tied to official federal performance measures and budget allocation processes.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and via a REST API.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-13 22:51:33.268238.

Limitations

• The layer may not contain all accomplished activities, as spatial reporting is optional for some units.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

Collection Method

Reported through the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) database.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 22:51:33.268238; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on U.S. National Forest System lands, but specific coverage is not stated.