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FS National Forests Dataset (US Forest Service Proclaimed Forests)

Published by U.S. Forest Service | Department of Agriculture | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 11:50 PM | Dataset Last Updated: May 23, 2023
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.Metadata and Downloads - https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=Original+Proclaimed+National+Forests

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