U.S. Forest Service
20260612
044029
S_USA.Activity_HazFuelTrt_PL
vector digital data
Hazardous fuel treatments include any vegetation manipulation and/or removal/modification of wildland fuels to reduce the likelihood of ignition, to reduce potential fire intensity and spread rates, to lessen potential damage and resistance to control, or to limit the spread and proliferation of invasive species and diseases. Fuels treatments achieve site-specific fire and resource management objectives under approved land use plans and with full compliance to NEPA and other regulatory statutes.
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
HazFuelTrt_PL (Hazardous Fuel Treatments - Polygon) represents activities of hazardous fuel treatment reduction that are polygons. All accomplishments toward the unified hazardous fuels reduction target must meet the following definition: "Vegetative manipulation designed to create and maintain resilient and sustainable landscapes, including burning, mechanical treatments, and/or other methods that reduce the quantity or change the arrangement of living or dead fuel so that the intensity, severity, or effects of wildland fire are reduced within acceptable ecological parameters and consistent with land management plan objectives, or activities that maintain desired fuel conditions. These conditions should be measurable or predictable using fire behavior prediction models or fire effects models." The data came from the Forest Service's Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS), which is the agency standard for managing information about activities related to fire/fuels, silviculture, and invasive species. FACTS is an activity tracking application for all levels of the Forest Service.
Activity_HazFuelTrt_PL represents polygon (area) activities of hazardous fuel treatment reduction that count toward the unified hazardous fuels reduction target.
A required set of core attributes must be collected during field work and electronically stored in the official corporate system of record, currently NRM FACTS. This application must meet the minimum business needs of this protocol. Required attributes are established to meet corporate expectations of reporting, monitoring or data sharing. Required and optional fields in this protocol are supported in the NRM FACTS application. Detailed attribute descriptions and collection standards follow later in this document under Resource, Fields, Entity and Attribute Information.
20160212
publication date
None planned
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Vegetation Management
Fuel Treatment
Ecosystem Restoration
US Forest Service
Hazard Fuel Reduction
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
environment
None
The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
SM.FS.data@usda.gov.
United States Forest Service Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS)
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
Data entry is accomplished by authorized Forest Service personnel through a web application behind the U.S. Forest Service firewall and is restricted by access requirement protocols. Further data checks occur during data migration, where certain fields such as ETL_MODIFIED and EDW_INSERT_DATE are populated with valid information.
Data is accurate up to the publication date and attribute domains are valid values from Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Forest Activity Tracking System (FACTS).
Generally the source information used to record spatial locations are from GPS field collected positions.
Data from an Oracle Activity view with Project type like HazFuelTrt is joined to the spatial NRM FACTS Activity polygons based on SUID. Polygons are duplicated for each record coming from the Oracle view. This process is run Sunday through Friday nights.
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Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
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S_USA.Activity_HazFuelTrt_PL
A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference.
http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/feature%20class
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
SUID
Subunit ID. Concatenation of the Region, Forest, District, FACTS ID, and Subunit codes. The SUID identifies down to the subunit where an activity will occur within an Activity Unit. Activity Subunits can have multiple activities on them and overlap with other Subunits within the Activity Unit. SUID is alpha/numeric. SUID is one of the links between spatial and tabular data records.
NRM FACTS
The activity subunit that corresponds to the land encompassing the whole of the activity unit must have a subunit ID of '000'. When activities are performed on only a portion of an activity unit, a new subunit can be created to represent that portion. These subunits may be numbered in sequential order or use letters that more easily identify the subunit. The subunit is identified in total by a concatenation of the AU (Activity Unit) Region, AU Proclaimed or Administrative Forest, AU District, FACTS ID, and Subunit fields. An example of a SUID is 0111021A51466541016. This first six numbers of this 19-digit code include the region/forest/district code (011102), followed by the ten-digit FACTS ID (1A51466541), and concluded with the three digit subunit (016).
ORG
Organizational Unit number comprised of the Region, Forest, and District codes.
U.S. Forest Service
The organization number for the Forest Service unit that stewards the data. Forest Service Unit identifiers are numbers that start with the 2-digit Region code followed by 2-digit codes for Forest and District respectively.
ACTIVITY_CODE
The activity code is a 4-digit code that represents an activity. FACTS activity codes are numerically grouped into these categories: 1000 = Fire; 2000 = Range; 3000 = Cultural Resources and Recreation; 4000 = Timber and Silviculture; 5000 = Soil, Air and Watershed; 6000 = Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries; 7000 = Vegetation/Restoration; 8000 = Miscellaneous; 9000 = Engineering.
NRM FACTS
1111
Broadcast Burning - Covers a majority of the unit: Prescribed burning activity where fire is applied to the majority or all of an area within well- defined boundaries for reduction of fuel hazard, as a resource management treatment, or both. Beginning in FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1112
Jackpot Burning - Scattered concentrations: Prescribed burning of fuels in scattered concentrations. Does not cover a majority of the unit. Beginning in FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1113
Underburn - Low Intensity (Majority of Unit): Prescribed burns of low intensity covering a majority of the burn unit consuming surface fuels, but not the overstory canopy. Ladder fuels can be consumed or scorched. Includes ecosystem burning. Beginning in FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1115
Wildfire - Fuels Benefit: Acres burned in an unplanned ignition where the overarching management objective is suppression. Use with key point 6 if the outcome meets planned objectives for fuels treatments. Can also be used for informational tracking purposes with key point 0 if no hazardous fuels benefit occurs. This code is no longer valid beginning fiscal year 2010. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1116
Wildland Fire Use: Burning for resource benefits using an unplanned ignition of wildland fires to accomplish specific, planned resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in fire management plans. Charged to WFSU. Valid for hazardous fuels reporting with key point 6 only. This code is no longer valid beginning fiscal year 2010. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1117
Wildfire - Natural Ignition: Enter as key point 6 if the acres burned are determined as meeting land management planning objectives in the post-assessment. These acres will count toward the unified target, and must be recorded in FACTS. May also be used with key point 0 for acres that do not meet objectives - if desired." This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1118
Wildfire - Human Ignition: This code is for local tracking purposes only. Can only be used with key point 0 and will not, under any circumstances, count towards targets. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1120
Yarding - Removal of Fuels by Carrying or Dragging: Includes any activity that removes fuel from the site by carrying or dragging. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1130
Burning of Piled Material: Pile Burn. Burning of piled material including hand and machine piles and decks. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1136
Pruning to Raise Canopy Height and Discourage Crown Fire: Fuels Pruning. Removal of live or dead branches from standing trees to raise the canopy base height and discourage initiation of crown fire. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1139
Grazing and Range Mgt. for Hazardous Fuels Reduction: Fuels Grazing. Grazing and other range vegetation management strategies used specifically for hazardous fuels management. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1140
Fireline Construction: Part of a control line that is scraped or dug to mineral soil. Not valid for hazardous fuels reporting. This is a line feature type activity. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1150
Rearrangement of Fuels: Any rearranging of fuels such as limbs, tops, or brush to reduce fuel bed depth or speed up decomposition. Includes slashing and lop and scatter. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1152
Compacting/Crushing of Fuels: Any crushing, mowing, mulching or other treatment that grinds or shreds fuels, leaving resulting material on the forest floor. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1153
Piling of Fuels, Hand or Machine: Hand or machine piling of fuels. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1154
Chipping of Fuels: Breaking down/or slicing of trees, changing the size or shape into smaller pieces. Includes leaving on site or removing. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1160
Thinning for Hazardous Fuels Reduction: Fuels Thinning. Selective felling of trees and shrubs for non-commercial hazardous fuels reduction purposes only. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels) funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1180
Fuel Break: Vegetative treatment to change fuel characteristics in such a way that expected fire behavior would be reduced. Beginning FY09 these accomplishments require an associated spatial polygon feature, if funded with WFHF (Wildland Fire / Hazardous Fuels). This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2000
Range Grazing Systems: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2341
Range Cover Manipulation: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2360
Range Control Vegetation: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2370
Range Piling Slash: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2510
Invasive - Pesticide Application: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2530
Invasive - Mechanical/Physical: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2540
Invasive - Cultural/Fire: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2560
Invasive - Biocontrol, Livestock: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3132
Cultural Resources and Recreation
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3340
Visual Resource Prescribed burning: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4101
Coppice Cut - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A regeneration method in which all trees in the previous stand are cut and the majority of the regeneration is from sprouts or root suckers. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4102
Coppice Cut (w/leave trees) - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A regeneration method in which most trees in the previous stand are cut and the majority of the regeneration is from sprouts or root suckers. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component is retained for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4111
Patch Clearcut - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A type of stand clearcutting where patches (or strips) are clearcut within an individual stand boundary in two or more entries to produce an even-aged stand. As even-aged, the range of tree ages is usually less than 20 percent of the rotation after harvest of all patches. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4113
Stand Clearcut - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): An even-aged regeneration or harvest method that removes all trees in the stand producing a fully exposed microclimate for the development of a new age class in one entry. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4115
Patch Clearcut (w/ leave trees) - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A type of stand clearcutting where patches (or strips) are clearcut within an individual stand boundary in two or more entries to produce an even-aged stand. As even-aged, the range of tree ages is usually less than 20 percent of the rotation after harvest of all patches. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component may be retained for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4117
Stand Clearcut (w/ leave trees) - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): An even-aged regeneration or harvest method that removes most trees in the stand producing an exposed microclimate for the development of a new age class in one entry. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component is retained for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4121
Shelterwood Preparatory Cut - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): An optional cut to enhance conditions for seed production and/or develop windfirmness for a future shelterwood establishment cut. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4122
Seed-tree Preparatory Cut - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / NFH (not final harvest): An optional cut to enhance conditions for seed production and/or develop windfirmness for a future seed-tree seed cut. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4131
Shelterwood Establishment Cut (with or without leave trees) - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / NFH (not final harvest): A type of cut that removes trees except those needed for the purposes of shelter and or seed production. Prepares the seed bed and creates a new age class in a moderated microenvironment. Additional trees may be retained to provide a minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component after the removal cut for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4141
Shelterwood Removal Cut - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that releases established regeneration from competition with the overwood after it is no longer needed for shelter under the shelterwood regeneration method. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4142
Seed-tree Final Cut - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that releases established regeneration from competition with seed-trees after they are no longer needed for seed under the seed-tree regeneration method. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4143
Overstory Removal Cut (from advanced regeneration) - EA (even age) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): The cutting of trees constituting an upper canopy layer to release understory trees. The primary source of regeneration is advance reproduction. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking), live component of the upper canopy may be retained for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4145
Shelterwood Removal Cut (w/ leave trees) - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that releases established regeneration from competition with the overwood after it is no longer needed for shelter under the shelterwood regeneration method. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component may be retained for reasons other than regeneration. Historical use: (prior to 2009) 4145 was an 'overstory removal cut' not associated with a shelterwood sequence although it was used inconsistently across regions. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4146
Seed-tree Removal Cut (w/ leave trees) - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that releases established regeneration from competition with seed-trees after they are no longer needed for seed under the seed-tree regeneration method. A minor (less than approximately 10% of full stocking) live component may be retained for reasons other than regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4148
Shelterwood Staged Removal Cut - EA (even age) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / NFH (not final harvest): A removal cut which partially removes the overwood which is no longer needed to protect and is competing with the establishing regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4151
Single-tree Selection Cut - UA (uneven aged) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): An uneven-aged regeneration method where individual trees of all size classes are removed more or less uniformly throughout the stand creating or maintaining a multiage structure to promote growth of remaining trees and to provide space for regeneration. Multiple entries of this activity ultimately results in an uneven- aged stand of 3 or more age classes. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4152
Group Selection Cut - UA (uneven aged) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): An uneven-aged regeneration method in which trees are cut in small groups and new age classes are established. The width of groups is commonly less than approximately twice the height of the mature trees. Individual trees in the matrix may or may not be harvested to provide improved growing conditions for remaining trees. Multiple entries of this activity ultimately results in an uneven-aged stand of 3 or more age classes. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4162
Two-aged Coppice Cut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A two-aged regeneration method in which the majority of the regeneration is from sprouts or root suckers. Sufficient residual trees, representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking, are retained to attain goals other than regeneration and create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4175
Two-aged Patch Clearcut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A type of stand clearcutting where patches, strips or groups are clearcut within an individual stand boundary in two or more entries to produce a two-aged stand. Sufficient residual trees, representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking, are retained to attain goals other than regeneration and create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4177
Two-aged Stand Clearcut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A two-aged regeneration or harvest method that removes sufficient trees to produce an exposed microclimate for the development of a new age class. Sufficient residual trees, representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking, are retained to attain goals other than regeneration and create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4183
Two-aged Seed-tree Seed and Removal Cut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that removes trees except those needed for regeneration and sufficient reserve trees, representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking, to attain goals other than regeneration and create a two- aged stand. It also produces an exposed microclimate for the development of a new age class. This is both the seed cut and the final harvest since the seed-trees and the reserves will be retained to create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4192
Two-aged Preparatory Cut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / NRH (non regeneration harvest) / NFH (non final harvest): An optional cut to enhance conditions for seed production and/or develop windfirmness. Sufficient residual trees, representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking, are retained to attain goals other than regeneration and eventually create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4193
Two-aged Shelterwood Establishment and Removal Cut (w/ res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A type of cut that removes trees except those needed for regeneration and sufficient residual trees representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking. Prepares the seed bed and creates a new age class in a moderated microenvironment. This is both the establishment and the final removal harvest since the overwood trees and the reserves will be retained to create a two- aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4194
Two-aged Shelterwood Establishment Cut (w/res) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / NFH (non final harvest): A type of establishment cut that removes trees except those needed for regeneration and sufficient residual trees representing at least approximately 10% of full stocking. Prepares the seed bed and creates a new age class in a moderated microenvironment. This establishment cut will be followed by the final harvest which will leave at least approximately 10% full stocking to create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4196
Two-aged Shelterwood Final Removal Cut (w/res) 2A (2 ages) / NRH (non regeneration harvest) / FH (final harvest): A final removal cut that releases established regeneration from competition with overwood after it is no longer needed for shelter under the shelterwood regeneration method. At least approximately 10% of full stocking is retained to attain goals other than regeneration and create a two-aged stand. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4210
Improvement Cut: An intermediate harvest which removes the less desirable trees of any species in a stand of poles or larger trees, primarily to improve the composition and quality. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4211
Liberation Cut: An intermediate harvest intended as a release treatment in a stand not past the sapling stage to free the favored trees from competition with older, overtopping trees. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4220
Commercial Thin: An intermediate harvest with the objective of reducing stand density primarily to improve growth, enhance forest health, and other resources objectives. Treatment can recover potential mortality while producing merchantable material. Thinning includes the following: chemical (killing of unwanted trees by herbicide application); crown (removal of trees from dominant and co-dominant strata); free (no consideration to crown position); low (removal of trees from lower crown classes); mechanical or row (removal of trees either in row, strips by using a fixed spacing interval); selection (removal of the crown class to favor those in the lower crown classes.) This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4231
Salvage Cut (intermediate treatment, not regeneration): An intermediate harvest removing trees which are dead or dying because of injurious agents other than competition, to recover economic value that would otherwise be lost. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4232
Sanitation Cut: An intermediate harvest removing trees to improve stand health by stopping or reducing the actual or anticipated spread of insects and disease. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4241
Special Products Removal: Harvest and removal of Special Forest Products as described in FSH 2409.18 87.05-Definitions, where the removal cannot be described as a silvicultural treatment. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4242
Harvest Without Restocking: The harvesting of trees from lands where the restocking of trees is not desired to meet desired vegetative conditions (reference FSH 1909.12, 64.2.). This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4270
Permanent Land Clearing: A permanent change in site conditions that would prevent continued site occupancy of forest vegetation. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4455
Slashing - Pre-Site Preparation: An activity done to a site in advance of site preparation designed to enhance the success of the site preparation treatment. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4471
Site Preparation for Planting - Burning: Manipulation of a site by prescribed burning to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4472
Site Preparation for Planting - Chemical: Manipulation of a site using chemical methods to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4473
Site Preparation for Planting - Other: Manipulation of a site, by methods other than burning, chemical, mechanical, or manual. to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4474
Site Preparation for Planting - Mechanical: Mechanical manipulation of a site to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4475
Site Preparation for Planting - Manual: Manipulation of a site using manual methods to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4481
Site Preparation for Seeding - Burning: Manipulation of a site by prescribed burning to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be seeded. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4482
Site Preparation for Seeding - Chemical: Manipulation of a site using chemical methods to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be seeded. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4483
Site Preparation for Seeding - Other: Manipulation of a site by methods other than burning, chemical, mechanical or manual to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be seeded. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4484
Site Preparation for Seeding - Mechanical: Manipulation of a site using mechanical methods to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be seeded. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4491
Site Preparation for Seeding - Manual: Manipulation of a site using manual methods to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be seeded. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4492
Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration - Chemical: Manipulation of a site using chemical methods to enhance the success of natural regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4493
Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration - Other: Manipulation of a site by methods other than burning, chemical, mechanical or manual, to enhance the success of natural regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4494
Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration - Mechanical: Manipulation of a site using mechanical methods to enhance the success of natural regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4495
Site Preparation for Natural Regeneration - Manual: Manipulation of a site using manual methods to enhance the success of natural regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4511
Tree Release and Weed: A treatment designed to free young trees from undesirable, competing vegetation. Includes cleaning and weeding which are done in stands not past sapling stage. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4521
Precommercial Thin: The selective felling, deadening, or removal of trees from a young stand maintaining a specific stocking or stand density range. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4530
Prune: The removal, close to the branch collar or flush with stem, of side branches (live or dead) and multiple leaders from a standing live tree. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4540
Control of Understory Vegetation: Removal or killing of vegetation under the overstory of trees by any method except burning. (e.g., Hand, chemical, ,or mechanized) This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4541
Control of Understory Vegetation- Burning: Removal or killing of vegetation under the overstory of trees by burning. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6101
Wildlife Habitat Prescribed fire: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6103
Wildlife Habitat Precommercial thinning: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6104
Wildlife Habitat Regeneration cut: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6105
Wildlife Habitat Intermediate cut: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6106
Wildlife Habitat Chemical treatment: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6107
Wildlife Habitat Mechanical treatment: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6133
Wildlife Habitat Slash treatment: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6684
Inland Fish Thinning for Fish Habitat Improvement: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7015
Site preparation for re-vegetation - prescribed fire: Manipulation of a site by prescribed burning to enhance the success of regeneration on sites that will be planted/seeded. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7050
Natural regeneration - prescribed fire: Manipulation of a site by prescribed burning to enhance the success of natural regeneration of grasses, forbs and shrubs. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7065
Re-vegetation treatments - vegetation removal: A treatment designed to favor target revegetation by removing undesirable, competing vegetation. This could include clearing, grubbing, weeding, mowing and other similar activities. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7067
Re-vegetation treatments - herbicides: A treatment designed to favor target revegetation by removing undesirable, competing vegetation through the use of herbicides. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
9008
Road Maintenance Vegetation Reduction: Any crushing, mowing, or other treatment that grinds or shreds roadside vegetation. Use this code to report road maintenance activities that meet the criteria for hazardous fuels reduction as defined in the current fiscal year program direction. This activity code is in the Engineering grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
9400
Right of Way Maintenance: This activity code is in the Engineering grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
ACTIVITY
Name description of the activity code.
NRM FACTS
Name description of the activity code.
LOCAL_QUALIFIER
This field is for local use to add detail to the national activity codes. For example, a Local Qualifier may be used to specify a reason for a higher activity cost such as Steep Ground (SG perhaps) or a Local Qualifier of Fell/Slash to indicate how the activity '4470 - Site Prep for Planting' was accomplished. Local Qualifiers can be added at any time when they can be identified or may remain (Not Applicable) N/A if the national activity codes satisfy the user's needs. Only the activity code is reported upward.
NRM FACTS
The local qualifier allows additional local detail to be added to the national Activity Codes. Only the Activity Code is reported upwards.
ASU_NBR_UNITS
Activity Sub-Unit Number of Units. The total number of subunits under a specific activity (acres, miles, each).
NRM FACTS
The sum of Activity Subunit(s) for a specific FACTS Activity (acres, miles, each). The number of units accomplished (NBR_UNITS_ACCOMPLISHED) can be the same or less than this value with the ratio providing an indication if additional subunit activities occurred in the Activity.
ASU_UOM
Activity SubUnit Unit of Measure. The units that the data is recorded such as acres, miles, each, etc.
NRM FACTS
EACH
Point
NRM FACTS
MILES
Line Distance
NRM FACTS
ACRES
Area
NRM FACTS
ADMIN_REGION_CODE
U.S. Forest Service Region, consisting of Region 01 (Northern Region), Region 02 (Rocky Mountain Region), Region 03 (Southwestern Region), Region 04 (Intermountain Region), Region 05 (Pacific Southwest Region), Region 06 (Pacific Northwest Region), Region 08 (Southern Region), Region 09 (Eastern Region), and Region 10 (Alaska Region). There is no Region 07. Regions are listed on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization.
U.S. Forest Service
Region numbers as text.
ADMIN_FOREST_CODE
The numerical code of the US Forest that administers the land.
U.S. Forest Service
Forests are subdivisions of regions and can be found by drilling through regions onhttps://www.fs.usda.gov/organization.
ADMIN_DISTRICT_CODE
A code which uniquely identifies a Ranger District within a forest. For example, 01-17-01 is the Salmon River Ranger District in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in Region 01.
U.S. Forest Service
Ranger District Codes.
STATE_ABBR
Two-letter abbreviation for the primary legal subdivision of the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau
List of U.S. State Abbreviations
http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html
OWNERSHIP_CODE
The entity (person, Agency, Tribe, or company) that owns the land where the activity unit is located.
NRM FACTS
ARL
Agriculture Research Land
NRM FACTS
BIA
Bureau of Indian Affairs
NRM FACTS
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
NRM FACTS
BOR
City/Borough Lands
NRM FACTS
BRC
Bureau of Reclamation
NRM FACTS
COE
Corps of Engineers
NRM FACTS
CTL
Conservation Trust
NRM FACTS
CTY
County
NRM FACTS
DOD
Department of Defense
NRM FACTS
DOE
Department of Energy
NRM FACTS
ESL
Encumbered Selected Lands
NRM FACTS
FFP
Foreign Forestry
NRM FACTS
FOA
Foreign Other Agency
NRM FACTS
FPV
Foreign Private
NRM FACTS
FS
USDA Forest Service
NRM FACTS
FWS
US Fish and Wildlife Service
NRM FACTS
IND
Indian Lands
NRM FACTS
MIN
Mining Claims
NRM FACTS
MUN
Municipal Owned/Mgmt
NRM FACTS
NPS
National Park Service
NRM FACTS
NWR
National Wildlife Refuge
NRM FACTS
O&C Lands
O&C Lands
NRM FACTS
OFA
Other Federal Agencies
NRM FACTS
OGV
Other Government Agencies
NRM FACTS
OLA
Other Local Agencies
NRM FACTS
OSA
Other State Agencies
NRM FACTS
PIF
Industrial Forestry
NRM FACTS
PIO
Industrial Other
NRM FACTS
PUB
Public (Private Citizen)
NRM FACTS
PVT
Private
NRM FACTS
RR
Railroad
NRM FACTS
RUR
Rural Fire Protection
NRM FACTS
STA
State
NRM FACTS
STF
State Forestry
NRM FACTS
STP
State Park
NRM FACTS
STS
State School
NRM FACTS
STW
State Wildlife
NRM FACTS
TNL
Tribal Nation
NRM FACTS
PROC_REGION_CODE
The Forest Service Region which the activity unit is physically located on the ground. This may or may not be the same Region name and number that is administering that piece of ground or performing the activity (the Administrative Region).
U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service Region which the activity unit is physically located on the ground. This may or may not be the same Region name and number that is administering that piece of ground or performing the activity (the Administrative Region).
PROC_FOREST_CODE
The Forest within which the activity unit is physically located on the ground. This may or may not be the same Forest name and number that is administering that piece of ground or performing the activity (the Administrative Forest).
U.S. Forest Service
The Forest within which the activity unit is physically located on the ground. This may or may not be the same Forest name and number that is administering that piece of ground or performing the activity (the Administrative Forest).
LAND_SUITABILITY_CLASS_CODE
The Land Suitability Class code describes the management of an activity unit. The code represents the main management emphasis for a given area and is related to the Forest Plan prescriptions. The enumerated list is incomplete.
NRM FACTS
000
N/A
NRM FACTS
100
WATER
NRM FACTS
200
NON-FORESTED LAND
NRM FACTS
300
WITHDRAWN-FINAL
NRM FACTS
310
STAND EXAMS IN WILDERNESS
NRM FACTS
500
SUITABLE-TIMBER
NRM FACTS
511
ROADED TRACTOR LOGGING AREA
NRM FACTS
521
UNROADED TRACTOR LOGGING
NRM FACTS
590
IDENTIFIED SUITED, BUT NOT
NRM FACTS
600
SUITABLE-OTHER EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
630
RECREATION EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
640
VISUAL EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
650
WILDLIFE EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
660
WATER EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
670
CULTURAL RESOURCE SITE
NRM FACTS
680
OTHER EMPHASIS
NRM FACTS
700
UNSUITABLE-TECHNOLOGY LACKING
NRM FACTS
710
UNSUIT. FOREST LAND--RESTOCKING
NRM FACTS
720
UNSUIT. FOREST LAND--IRREV. DAMAGE
NRM FACTS
740
UNSUIT. RESPONSE LACKING
NRM FACTS
790
DEFINED NOT SUITED, VERIFIED OTHERWISE
NRM FACTS
800
NOT APPROPRIATE-CRITICAL GAME HABITAT
NRM FACTS
810
EXPER. FOREST, RANGE, OR WATERSHED
NRM FACTS
820
MIN. LEVEL ALLOC-UNECONOMICAL
NRM FACTS
821
STEEP SLOPES
NRM FACTS
822
LOW PRODUCT VALUE
NRM FACTS
824
ISOLATED PATCH OF FORESTED LAND
NRM FACTS
830
MIN. LEVEL ALLOC-SURPLUS HARDWOODS
NRM FACTS
840
MIN. LEVEL ALLOC-SURPLUS SOFTWOODS
NRM FACTS
850
ADMINISTRATIVE SITE
NRM FACTS
860
SEED COLLECTION AREA
NRM FACTS
870
OTHER NOT APPROPRIATE
NRM FACTS
880
WITHDRN PENDING FINAL LEGIS ACTION
NRM FACTS
900
UNSUITABLE-INCAPABLE
NRM FACTS
PRODUCTIVITY_CLASS_CODE
Productivity class is a code that is required for silvicultural activities. It represents the ability of the land to produce timber products.
NRM FACTS
0
None (water or non-forested)
NRM FACTS
1
225 or more cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
2
165-224 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
3
120-164 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
4
85-119 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
5
50-84 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
6
20-49 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
7
Less than 20 cubic feet per acre per year
NRM FACTS
9
Unknown
NRM FACTS
SLOPE
The general incline of the land measured in vertical feet/100 horizontal feet.
NRM FACTS
Percentage
ELEVATION
Average elevation for the spatial extent of the activity in feet above sea level.
NRM FACTS
Elevation of land in feet above sea level (99999)
ASPECT
The direction that the landscape predominantly faces at a defined position, such as the center point of the occurrence.
NRM FACTS
Aspect - direction of slope in compass points.
MGT_AREA_CODE
The management area code represents geographic areas designated in each Forest's Land Management Plan.
U.S. Forest Service
The management area code represents geographic areas designated in each Forest's Land Management Plan. Each forest has developed distinct management direction in response to localized issues and resource opportunities.
MGT_PRESCRIPTION_CODE
Management prescription codes are determined at the Forest level and represent management themes that are applied to specific land types. Within the general framework of the Forest Standards and Guidelines, they identify the activities that are to be emphasized or permitted on that land. There may be several Management Prescriptions within a Management Area. Examples of management prescriptions might include wildlife, commercial wood products, or riparian objectives.
U.S. Forest Service
Management prescription codes are determined at the Forest level and represent management themes that are applied to specific land types. Within the general framework of the Forest Standards and Guidelines, they identify the activities that are to be emphasized or permitted on that land. There may be several Management Prescriptions within a Management Area. Examples of management prescriptions might include wildlife, commercial wood products, or riparian objectives.
NBR_UNITS_PLANNED
The number of units planned to be done by an activity (acres, miles, point).
NRM FACTS
The number of units planned to be done by an activity (acres, miles, point).
NBR_UNITS_ACCOMPLISHED
The number of units of work accomplished by an activity (acres, miles, etc.).
NRM FACTS
The number of units of work accomplished by an activity (acres, miles, etc.).
UOM
The units that the data is recorded such as acres, miles, each, etc.
NRM FACTS
EACH
Point
NRM FACTS
ACRES
Area
NRM FACTS
MILES
Distance
NRM FACTS
DATE_PLANNED
The date that work is planned to be accomplished.
NRM FACTS
Date field
DATE_AWARDED
For service contracts this is the date of contract award; For Force Account (work done by Forest Service crews and equipment), it is the date date the work is completed.
NRM FACTS
YYYY
DATE_COMPLETED
The date that work is physically completed.
NRM FACTS
Date field
FISCAL_YEAR_PLANNED
Fiscal year planned. The Federal Fiscal Year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the succeeding calendar year.
NRM FACTS
Fiscal Year the activity is planned (yyyy). This is calculated from the Date Planned.
FY_AWARDED
Fiscal year awarded. The Federal Fiscal Year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the succeeding calendar year.
NRM FACTS
YYYY
FISCAL_YEAR_COMPLETED
The Federal Fiscal Year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the succeeding calendar year.
NRM FACTS
Fiscal Year the activity is physically completed (yyyy). This is calculated from the Date Completed.
FY_PLANNED_OR_ACCOMPLISHED
Fiscal Year the activity is planned to occur (yyyy) - calculated from the Date Planned or the Fiscal Year the activity is accomplished (yyyy) - calculated from the Date Accomplished.
NRM FACTS
Fiscal Year the activity is planned to occur (yyyy) - calculated from the Date Planned or the Fiscal Year the activity is accomplished (yyyy) - calculated from the Date Accomplished.
KEYPOINT
A numeric designation derived from the 5 key points in the National Fire Plan. NFPORS - National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System
NFPORS - National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System
2
The NFP Burned Area Rehabilitation and Restoration program
NFPORS
3
The NFP Hazardous Fuels Reduction program
NFPORS
6
Non-NFP funded accomplishments(secondary or integrated benefits).
NFPORS
FUND_CODE
Fund Code planned or actually used for the activity. This field can have comma separated values.
U.S. Forest Service
Fund Code planned or actually used for the activity. This field can have comma separated values.
METHOD_CODE
The method code represents the method planned and/or used to accomplish the activity.
NRM FACTS
The method code represents the method planned and/or used to accomplish the activity.
EQUIPMENT_CODE
The numeric code for the equipment planned to or used to accomplish the activity.
NRM FACTS
The field EQUIPMENT explains the equipment code.
COST_PER_UOM
Cost per Unit of Measure, such as the cost per acre. This field will accumulate costs and be over-written by costs entered in the Work Agent block. (999999.99)
NRM FACTS
The cost to do an activity per unit of measure (acres, miles or each).
NEPA_PROJECT_ID
The NEPA Project ID field is used to uniquely identify a NEPA Project. This value is generated at the Forest level thru the Planning, Appeals, and Litigation System (PALS) and must be unique to the Forest.
U.S. Forest Service
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Project ID field is used to uniquely identify a NEPA Project. A value of "Not Required" may be used when the activity is not in PALS, or is a plan or survey activity.
NEPA_DOC_NAME
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA )Document Name - The name of the project covered by the NEPA document, usually in the title of the document.
U.S. Forest Service
NEPA Document Name - The name of the project covered by the NEPA document, usually in the title of the document. A value of "DEFAULT FOR NOT REQUIRED" may be used when the activity is not in PALS, or is a plan or survey activity.
IMPLEMENTATION_PROJECT
The name of the implementation project. Implementation Projects are groupings of activities, such as those from a stewardship contract where many activities will take place.
NRM FACTS
The name of the implementation project.
IMPLEMENTATION_PROJECT_NBR
The number of the implementation project.
NRM FACTS
The number of the implementation project.
IMPLEMENTATION_PROJECT_TYPE
An identifying type for an implementation project. An implementation project type may be the abbreviation of a special program or initiative. Examples include CFLRP, WBBS, ARRA, etc.
NRM FACTS
An identifying type for an implementation project. An implementation project type may be the abbreviation of a special program or initiative. Examples include CFLRP, WBBS, ARRA, etc.; punctuation variations are present with quotes and commas.
ACCOMPLISHED_UNDER_HFRA
Indicates whether the activity was accomplished under HFRA (Healthy Forest Restoration Act).
U.S. Forest Service
Y
YES
NRM FACTS
N
NO
NRM FACTS
ACCOMPLISHED_UNDER_HFI
Indicates whether the activity was accomplished under HFI (Healthy Forest Initiative).
U.S. Forest Service
Y
YES
NRM FACTS
N
NO
NRM FACTS
ACTIVITY_CN
An automatically generated control number for the activity.
NRM FACTS
An automatically generated control number for the activity.
ACTIVITY_UNIT_CN
An automatically generated control number for the activity unit.
NRM FACTS
An automatically generated control number for the activity unit.
FACTS_ID
Identifier for an activity unit (geographical area) on which activities occur. Must be 10 alpha numeric characters with no spaces.
NRM FACTS
Identifier for an activity unit (geographical area) on which activities occur. Must be 10 alpha numeric characters with no spaces.
SUBUNIT
An activity subunit is a portion of an activity unit. The activity subunit that corresponds to the land encompassing the whole of the activity unit must have a subunit ID of '000'. When activities are performed on only a portion of an activity unit, a new subunit can be created to represent that portion. These subunits may be numbered in sequential order or use letters that more easily identify the subunit.
NRM FACTS
An activity subunit is a portion of an activity unit.
FEATURE_TYPE
The feature type geometry:area (A), line (L), or point (P).
NRM FACTS
A
Area
NRM FACTS
L
Line
NRM FACTS
P
Point
NRM FACTS
TREATMENT_TYPE
The NFPORS Type Name. Defined in the NFPORS documentation as; "The minor categorization for a Treatment or Activity. The Type provides, in greater detail than the Category, a description of the work that is being done." NFPORS Types are determined by the Category.
NFPORS
The NFPORS Type Name. For example: Biomass Removal, Broadcast Burn, Chipping, Crushing, Fire Use, Grazing, Jackpot Burn, Lop and Scatter Machine Pile, Machine Pile Burn, Mastication/Mowing, or Thinning.
ACTIVITY_UNIT_NAME
Name of the activity unit.
NRM FACTS
Name of the activity unit.
ACTIVITY_SUB_UNIT_NAME
Name of the activity subunit.
NRM FACTS
Name of the activity subunit.
WORKFORCE_CODE
The workforce code represents the responsible party that is doing the activity.
NRM FACTS
CA
Cooperative Agreement - work done under a Coop Agreement.
NRM FACTS
CT
Contract - work completed by a contract awarded by the Forest Service.
NRM FACTS
FA
Force Account - work completed by Forest Service crews.
NRM FACTS
GR
Grantee - work completed by Grantee
NRM FACTS
GS
Stewardship Contract - work done by Goods for Services.
NRM FACTS
HR
Human Resource - work completed by human resource crews.
NRM FACTS
MD
Stewardship Contract - work done under a Timber Sale Contract Modification.
NRM FACTS
NA
Not Applicable
NRM FACTS
OP
Operator - work completed by an operator or their crew.
NRM FACTS
OT
Other - work completed by another person/group (i.e., inmate crew).
NRM FACTS
PB
Public - work completed by the public (other than official volunteers).
NRM FACTS
PE
Permitee - work completed by Permitee.
NRM FACTS
PR
Purchaser - work completed by a purchaser or their crew.
NRM FACTS
SC
Stewardship Contract - work done under a Stewardship Contract.
NRM FACTS
SV
Stewardship Contract - work done under a Service Contract
NRM FACTS
VL
Volunteer - work completed by volunteer or volunteers.
NRM FACTS
NEPA_PROJECT_CN
A control number for the NEPA Project.
NRM FACTS
A control number for the NEPA Project.
SUID_CN
A control number for the SUID.
NRM FACTS
A control number for the SUID.
ISWUI
This field indicates whether an activity is within the Wildlife Urban Interface (WUI). The WUI is a line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. (Glossary of Wildland Fire Terminology, 1996)
NRM FACTS
Y
YES
NRM FACTS
N
NO
NRM FACTS
CWPP
The Community Wildfire Protection Plan that is prepared for the activity area.
NRM FACTS
Agency Prepared Community Plan
Agency Prepared Community Plan
NRM FACTS
CWPP Equivalent
Community Wildfire Protection Plan equivalent
NRM FACTS
CWPP
Community Wildfire Protection Plan
NRM FACTS
None
None
NRM FACTS
CAT_NM
The National Fire Plan Operating and Reporting System (NFPORS) Category Name.
NFPORS
MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL
NFPORS
OTHER
OTHER
NFPORS
FIRE
FIRE
NFPORS
Wildfire Non-treatment
Wildfire Non-treatment
NFPORS
EQUIPMENT
The text description for the pertinent Equipment Code as defined in FACTS.
NRM FACTS
The text description for the pertinent Equipment Code as defined in FACTS.
METHOD
The text description for the pertinent Method Code as defined in FACTS.
NRM FACTS
The text description for the pertinent Method Code as defined in FACTS.
TREATMENT_NAME
Treatment Name is an optional field for describing treatments. The data entered here can be useful when running queries.
NRM FACTS
Treatment Name is an optional field for describing treatments. The data entered here can be useful when running queries.
STAGE
Stages, as defined in FACTS, are used to spatially track an activity unit at certain points in the life of the unit. The NEPA Stage would track the activity unit at the time of the NEPA decision (if identified). The Layout Stage would track the activity unit at the time when the unit is laid out on the ground and could be the same or different than the activity unit at the NEPA Stage. The Accomplished Stage would track the activity unit when the activity that establishes the activity unit is completed. Again this could be the same or different than the NEPA and/or the Layout Stages.
NRM FACTS
1
NEPA
NRM FACTS
2
Layout
NRM FACTS
3
Accomplished
NRM FACTS
STAGE_VALUE
The text description for the Activity Stage.
NRM FACTS
The text description for the Activity Stage.
REV_DATE
Date of feature creation or latest update.
NRM FACTS
Date field
DATA_SOURCE
Globally unique feature-level metadata identifier used across most Forest Service National Application databases.
U.S. Forest Service
01
Original Cartographic Feature File (CFF)
U.S. Forest Service
02
GPS - Uncorrected Data
U.S. Forest Service
03
GPS - Differentially Corrected Data
U.S. Forest Service
04
GPS Survey Grade and Sub-meter
U.S. Forest Service
05
Resurvey Plat
U.S. Forest Service
06
Photogrammetric Compilation
U.S. Forest Service
07
Digitized from Hardcopy PSB/SEQ (1:24,000)
U.S. Forest Service
08
Digitized from Hardcopy Orthophoto
U.S. Forest Service
09
Automated Lands Project (ALP)
U.S. Forest Service
20
Digitized Other
U.S. Forest Service
21
Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB)
U.S. Forest Service
22
Other Cadastral Information
U.S. Forest Service
23
Other Agency Digital
U.S. Forest Service
24
Other
U.S. Forest Service
30
Remote Sensing Data - Base Level
U.S. Forest Service
31
Remote Sensing Data - Mid Level
U.S. Forest Service
33
Remote Sensing Data - National Level
U.S. Forest Service
32
Remote Sensing Data - Broad Level
U.S. Forest Service
41
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
U.S. Forest Service
44
Digital Base Map
U.S. Forest Service
46
Digital Broad Scale Map
U.S. Forest Service
47
Other Land Survey Data
U.S. Forest Service
DATA_SOURCE_VALUE
The text description for the Data Source.
U.S. Forest Service
The text description for the Data Source.
ACCURACY
Distance (+/-), in dataset distance units, of expected difference between feature and real world object locations.
NRM FACTS
Distance (+/-), in dataset distance units, of expected difference between feature and real world object locations.
FS_UNIT_ID
The numerical code of the US Forest that administers the land.
U.S. Forest Service
The numerical code of the US Forest that administers the land, i.e., Administrative Forest ID.
FS_UNIT_NAME
The name of the US Forest that administers the land.
U.S. Forest Service
The name of the US Forest that administers the land, i.e., Administrative Forest name.
CRC_VALUE
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
ETL_MODIFIED
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
UK
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
EDW_INSERT_DATE
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
UK_HAZ
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
CRC_HAZ
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
ETL_MODIFIED_DATE_HAZ
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service Chief Information Officer Enterprise Data Warehouse
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
GIS_ACRES
Area of a feature in acres, calculated by converting Decimal Degrees to meters with the formula AreaMeters * 0.0002471054.
Geometry
The area of a feature in acres.
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
PURPOSE_CODE
USFS
The purpose code addresses the primary benefiting action for the activity.
FTF
Fuels Treatment - Final
USFS
FTM
Fuels Treatment - Maintenance
USFS
FTI
Fuels Treatment - Initial or Interim
USFS
WA
Watershed Analysis
USFS
RF
Reforestation
USFS
TSI
Timber Stand Improvement
USFS
SS
Streambank stabilization
USFS
FE
Fisheries Enhancement
USFS
BD
Brush Disposal
USFS
WILD
Wildlife
USFS
SOIL
Soils/Hydrology
USFS
REC
Recreation
USFS
FUEL
Fuels
USFS
RNGE
Range
USFS
BOT
Botany
USFS
INV
Invasive Species
USFS
TMBR
Timber Management
USFS
FIRE
Wildfire
USFS
TES
Threatened, Endangered, & Sensitive Species
USFS
AIR
Air
USFS
CLTR
Cultural Resources
USFS
INS
Insect Control
USFS
DIS
Disease Control
USFS
ENG
Engineering
USFS
ANML
Animal Control
USFS
ACT_CREATED_DATE
ACT_MODIFIED_DATE
SHAPE.AREA
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE.LEN
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
NRM FACTS application constrains some attribute values by domains and subtypes, and allows others that are free text. The completeness of the data reflects the content of the USFS NRM database at the time of extraction from the transactional database to the published Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) version.
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USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
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Washington
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FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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