This is a MD iMAP hosted service. Find more information at http://imap.maryland.gov. Forests of Recognized Importance (FORI) areas were previously known as High Conservation Value Forest (HCVF) - a term that is used by other forest sustainability certification bodies. These areas (as the Maryland Forest Service chooses to define them) are 100 foot buffers of Stronghold Watersheds (version 5) - Trout bearing streams - streams feeding municipal drinking water reservoirs - and Maryland Department of the Environment Tier II High Quality Waters. Forests intercepting these areas during a management plan review should receive special consideration and protection and be buffered according to the Operations Order. This GIS data is representative of ground conditions - but not to the exclusion of streams (perennial or intermittent) that are not depicted in the data. If a stream (perennial or intermittent) is encountered on the ground - and is not depicted in this data - and meets any of the above criteria - the stream should be considered FORI - and management actions and plans should reflect this designation.Feature Service Link:https://mdgeodata.md.gov/imap/rest/services/Biota/MD_Forests/FeatureServer ADDITIONAL LICENSE TERMS: The Spatial Data and the information therein (collectively "the Data") is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind either expressed implied or statutory. The user assumes the entire risk as to quality and performance of the Data. No guarantee of accuracy is granted nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the State of Maryland be liable for direct indirect incidental consequential or special damages of any kind. The State of Maryland does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the Data or as a result to changes to the Data nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the Data in any manner or form. The Data can be freely distributed as long as the metadata entry is not modified or deleted. Any data derived from the Data must acknowledge the State of Maryland in the metadata.