U.S. Forest Service
20240322
030221
S_USA.Activity_BrushDisposal
vector digital data
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
The Brush Disposal Program (BD) was established in 1916. It requires all purchasers of National Forest timber to make deposits to the United States for the estimated cost of disposing of brush and other unwanted debris (slash) resulting from its cutting operations on timber sale contracts, stewardship contracts and permits, that are not disposed of by the purchaser. The geospatial representation portrays the footprint area where activities funded through BDBD budget line item (BLI) and PPPP (Purchaser elect) and reported through the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) database are located in the landscape database. Not all Forest Service units have debris generated requiring BD funds for disposal. Brush disposal activities must be consistent with direction established in forest land and resource management plans, and identified in environmental documents developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). It is important to note that this layer may not contain all brush disposal activities; the spatial portion of the activity description is not currently enforced by FACTS and at this time is optionally reported by Forest Service units. As spatial data is a new requirement for all brush disposal activities, we hope to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of the data used to develop this layer in coming years.
The Brush Disposal Activity feature class provides areas to compare activities associated with the program of work for brush disposal.
When national forest timber is sold, receipts generated by the sale can be retained by the Forest Service to pay for activities covered under a trust fund. The Brush Disposal funds is for treating or remediating slash (woody debris) created by the timber sale itself.
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publication date
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Brush Disposal
Ecosystem Restoration
Activities
U.S. Forest Service
Vegetation Management
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
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.
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: 1) on-screen digitizing with a georeferenced topographic or image background; or 2) GPS field collected positions.
Forest Service Activity Tracking (FACTS) spatial features in ActivityPolygon_Subunit and tabular data from ACTIVITY_FACTS_ATTRIBUTES are merged based on like spatial identification codes (SUID) in each set of data. A spatial feature will be created for every activity record in the Activity_Facts_Attribute tabular table. Only changed or new data in the sources are processed. Any features that have been deleted from the source are also deleted in the Activity_BrushDisposal feature class. Spatial features from the merged output are loaded into the feature class and GIS acres are calculated for each feature on a nightly basis.
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Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
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S_USA.Activity_BrushDisposal
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.
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 on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization
ADMIN_FOREST_NAME
The name of the U.S. Forest that administers the land. Forests are subdivisions of regions and can be found by drilling through regions on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization.
U.S. Forest Service
Forest names.
PROCLAIMED_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
A textual field containing a code created by combining a two digit Region Code, a Two Digit Administrative Forest code and a Two Digit District Code. Codes can be found on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization
ADMIN_DISTRICT_NAME
The name of the Ranger District. Ranger districts are subdivisions of U.S. Forests.
U.S. Forest Service
Ranger District Names.
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.
HOME_ORG
The Home Organization is the unit in which the activity is located. It is defined by a two digit Region Code, followed by a two digit Administrative Forest Code and a two digit District Code.
U.S. Forest Service
A textual field containing a code created by combining a two digit Region Code, a Two Digit Administrative Forest code and a Two Digit District Code. Codes can be found on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization.
ACTIVITY_UNIT_ORG
The Activity Unit Organization is the unit in which the activity is located. It is defined by a two digit Region Code, followed by a two digit Administrative Forest Code and a two digit District Code.
U.S. Forest Service
A textual field containing a code created by combining a two digit Region Code, a Two Digit Administrative Forest code and a Two Digit District Code.
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 the link 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 you may wish to 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).
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.
SALE_NAME
Name of a contract between US Forest Service and other party under authority granted by CFR36, Part 223 to sell trees, portion of trees, and other forest products on specified NFS lands for the purpose of achieving policies set forth in Multiple-Use Act Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, and the remaining Program as identified in Part 223.
NRM FACTS
Proper name of Timber Sale Contracts.
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.
FACTS (Forest Service Activity Tracking System) database within NRM (National Resource Manager: a suite of applications, each of which collects, stores and reports data for various Forest Service business areas).
1000
Fuels and Fire Activities. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1001
Fire Protection Inventory: Fire Protection Inventory. Can be used for inventories such as; fire protection equipment, fire protection readiness, or pre-fire evaluations. Not valid for hazardous fuels treatment reporting. Beginning in 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
1100
Fuel Inventory: Fuel Inventory. An inventory of the hazardous fuels loading on a site. Not valid for hazardous fuels reporting. 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
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
1131
Cover brush pile for burning: 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
1156
Natural Abatement - Natural 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 funds are used. This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1169
Misc. Treatment of Natural Fuels: 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
1182
Post Treatment Exam Fuels Management: Post Treatment Exam for Fuels Management. Not valid for hazardous fuels reporting. 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
1205
Activity Fuels Interim Protection: This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
1256
Natural Abatement - Activity Fuels: This activity code is in the Fire grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2320
Range Seeding and Planting: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2340
Range Cover Type Conversion: 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
2400
Tree Encroachment Control: This activity code is in the Range grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
2500
Invasive Species Inventories: 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
3102
Recreation (General) - Each: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3170
Recreation Activity Enhancement: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3192
Facility and Site Reconstruction: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3193
Campground Maintenance: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3317
Visual Rehabilitation: This activity code is in the Cultural Resources and Recreation grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
3380
Visual Resource Slash treatment: 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
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
4132
Seed-tree Seed Cut (with and 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 seed production. Prepares the seed bed and creates a new age class in an exposed 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
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
4177
Two-aged Stand Clearcut (with residual trees) - 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 (with residual trees) - 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 (with residual trees) - 2A (2 ages) / NRH (not regeneration harvest) / NFH (not 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
4194
Two-aged Shelterwood Establishment Cut (with residual trees) - 2A (2 ages) / RH (regeneration harvest) / NFH (not 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
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
4250
Natural Changes (excludes fire): Substantial alterations to the structure, composition, or density of the forest vegetation. This includes changes due to natural occurrences such as wind, ice, landslide, insect epidemic, beaver impoundment, etc. 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
4310
Silvicultural Stand Examination: Collection of stand, plot, tree and vegetation information to predetermined standards and recording of such information in such a manner that it can be retrieved and used at a later time for a variety of reasons. Includes polygon delineation, data management, evaluation and field data collection. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4314
Pretreatment Exam for Reforestation: Collection of field data to determine the amount and type of treatment (site preparation, planting, etc.) needed to meet management objectives in areas of unknown stocking. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4315
Pretreatment Exam for Release or Precommercial Thinning: Collection of field data to determine the amount and type of stand improvement needed. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4320
Stand Diagnosis Prepared: The preparation of a stand diagnosis which is the process used to determine stand treatment needs, such as timber removal, prescribed fire, thinning, or regeneration based on existing or anticipated site conditions and management direction. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4331
Stand Silviculture Prescription: A document written or approved by a certified silviculturist that describes management activities needed to implement a silvicultural treatment or treatment sequence at the stand level. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4341
Stocking Survey: Collection of information on planted, seeded and/or natural regeneration to monitor stocking, seedling health and potential future treatment needs. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4342
Plantation Survival Survey: Collection of information from staked trees to determine survival of species and seed lots on a site and as a representation of all species and sites for a given year This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4346
Post Treatment Vegetation Monitoring: The collection of information to evaluate the completeness and effectiveness of a vegetation treatment. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4381
Certification of Natural Regeneration with Site Prep: Certification that natural reproduction has attained stocking levels at or above the minimum defined levels in terms of number and distribution of acceptable species on a site where prior site preparation had been done. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4382
Certification of Natural Regeneration without Site Prep: Certification that natural reproduction has attained stocking levels at or above the minimum defined levels in terms of number and distribution of acceptable species on a site where prior site preparation had not been done. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4383
Certification-Planted: Certification that the planted area has achieved stocking levels at or above the minimum defined levels in terms of number and distribution of acceptable species. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4391
TSI Certification - Release/weeding: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4392
TSI Certification - Thinning: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4395
TSI Certification - Pruning: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4401
Reforestation Need Created by Harvest: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4402
Reforestation Need Created by Fire: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4409
Reforestation Need Change due to Other (windthrow, etc.): This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4411
Seed (Trees): Scattering or placement of seed more or less evenly over a designated area for establishment of forest stand or tree cover; includes broadcast, partial, full, or aerial seeding with or without site preparation. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4431
Plant Trees: The establishment or re-establishment of forest cover artificially by planting seedlings and/or cuttings with or without site preparation. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4432
Fill-in or Replant Trees: The reestablishment of forest cover artificially by planting seedlings and/or cuttings, with or without site preparation where the site was previously treated and treatment was not completely successful and or subsequently failed. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4448
Plant or Seed Shrubs, Forbs, Grasses: The establishment of shrubs, forbs, and/or grasses artificially by planting seedlings, plugs, roots and/or cuttings, and or sowing seeds This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4452
Initiate Natural Regeneration: The use of natural regeneration to establish a new age class from natural seeding, sprouting or suckering. 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
4460
Animal Damage Control for Reforestation: The use of fencing, tubing, bud caps, seed caps, repellents or trapping, killing or otherwise controlling animals so as to protect or enhance the growth and survival of the newly establishing forest regeneration. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4466
Leave Tree Protection: Protection of residual trees to reduce damage from subsequent activities such as hazard reduction. 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
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
4485
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
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
4501
TSI Need Created- Release or Weeding: This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4502
TSI Need Created- Precommercial Thin: 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
4550
Fertilization: The addition of nutrient elements to increase growth rate, tree vigor or overcome a nutrient deficiency in the soil. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4570
Other Stand Tending: A variety of treatments not covered by commercial harvests or timber stand improvement activities, to alter stand condition to meet resource objectives. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4940
Seed Orchard Establishment / Improvements: The establishment of a plantation of genetically controlled material specifically managed for the early and abundant production of tree seed originating from random mating. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
4950
Genetic Evaluation Plantation Establishment: Establish evaluation plantations to field-test and evaluate performance under operational conditions. This activity code is in the Timber and Silviculture grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5000
Air Resource Activities: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5010
Air Resource Monitoring: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5100
Watershed Resource Activities: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5217
Soil Productivity Improvement: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5510
Watershed Resource Non-Structural Improvements Erosion Control: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5520
Watershed Resource Non-Structural Improvements Riparian: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5550
Watershed Resource Non-Structural Improvements Soil Productivity: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5621
Watershed Resource Road Obliteration - Area: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
5633
Scarify and Seed Landings: This activity code is in the Soil, Air and Watershed grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6010
Wildlife habitat inventory: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6080
Wildlife Habitat Seeding and planting: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6090
Wildlife Habitat Grasses and forbs: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries 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
6102
Wildlife Habitat Release and weeding: 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
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
6110
Wildlife Habitat Edge Treatment: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6111
Leave Trees (Wildlife Reasons) - Area: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6131
Wildlife Habitat Rehabilitate openings: 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
6210
Wildlife Habitat Nest structures, dens development: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6423
Sensitive Species Protection: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
6450
T&ES non-structural improvement: This activity code is in the Wildlife; Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive, and Fisheries grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7030
Seeding grasses, forbs and/or shrubs: The establishment of shrubs, forbs, and/or grasses by actively sowing seeds. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
7031
Planting propagules and cuttings: The establishment of shrubs, forbs, and/or grasses by actively planting plugs, roots, cuttings and other plant materials. This activity code is in the Vegetation/Restoration grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
8100
Disease Control: This activity code is in the Miscellaneous grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
8120
Disease Prevention: This activity code is in the Miscellaneous grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
8200
Insect Control: This activity code is in the Miscellaneous grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
9003
Road Obliteration: This activity code is in the Engineering grouping.
FACTS User Guide, Appendix B: Activity Codes
ACTIVITY_NAME
A basic description of the activity that occurred on the landscape.
NRM FACTS
Open ended textual field describing the activity that occurred.
ACTIVITY_CN
An automatically generated control number for the activity.
NRM FACTS
An automatically generated control number for the activity.
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).
UOM
The units that the data is recorded such as acres, miles, each
NRM FACTS
ACRES
Area
NRM FACTS
EACH
Point
NRM FACTS
MILES
Distance
NRM FACTS
NBR_UNITS_ACCOMPLISHED
The number of units of work accomplished by an activity (acres, miles).
NRM FACTS
The number of units of work accomplished by an activity (acres, miles).
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
FY_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
FY_COMPLETED
The Fiscal Year activity is completed. The Federal Fiscal Year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the succeeding calendar year.
NRM FACTS
Fiscal Years in the form YYYY
FUND_CODES
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.
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.
NRM FACTS
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.
NRM FACTS
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.
NEPA_PROJECT_CN
A control number for the NEPA Project.
NRM FACTS
A control number for the NEPA Project.
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.
METHOD_DESC
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.
EQUIPMENT_CODE
The numeric code for the equipment planned to or used to accomplish the activity.
NRM FACTS
EQUIPMENT_DESC explains the equipment code.
EQUIPMENT_DESC
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.
IMPLEMENTATION_PROJECT_NAMES
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_NUMBERS
The number of the implementation project.
NRM FACTS
The number of the implementation project.
IMPLEMENTATION_PROJECT_TYPES
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.
WORK_AGENT_CODES
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
OT
Other - work completed by another person/group (i.e., inmate crew).
NRM FACTS
OP
Operator - work completed by an operator or their crew.
NRM FACTS
PB
Public - work completed by the public (other than official volunteers).
NRM FACTS
PE
Permittee - work completed by Permittee.
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
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.
Dictionary of Forestry- SAF (Society of American Foresters)
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
PRODUCTIVITY_CLASS_DESC
The rate at which biomass is produced per unit area. For forestry is the inherent capacity of forest land to grow commercial wood per unit area, or board foot per acre and can be species specific. It also can be equated to site quality: the productivity capacity of a forest site expressed as volume production by species
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
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
LAND_SUITABILITY_CLASS_DESC
The textual description for the pertinent Land Suitability Class Code.
NRM FACTS
The textual description for the pertinent Land Suitability Class Code.
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
BOR
City/Borough Lands
NRM FACTS
BLM
Bureau of Land Management
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/Management
NRM FACTS
NPS
National Park Service
NRM FACTS
NWR
National Wildlife Refuge
NRM FACTS
O&C
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
OWNERSHIP_DESC
The textual description for the pertinent Ownership Code.
NRM FACTS
The textual description for the pertinent Ownership Code.
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.
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)
SLOPE
The general incline of the land measured in vertical feet/100 horizontal feet.
NRM FACTS
Percentage
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
SUBUNIT_NAME
Name of the subunit on which the activity occurred.
NRM FACTS
A textual field containing a description of the subunit on which the activity occurred.
TREATMENT_TYPE
The National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System (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.
WATERSHED_CODE
The watersheds referenced in FACTS are from the nationally consistent watershed dataset that is subdivided into 6 levels (12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC)) and is available from the USGS and USDA NRCS. The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) contains the most current, the highest resolution and the most detailed delineation of the watershed boundaries.
NRM NRIS
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC).
http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/huc.html
SUBUNIT_CN
An automatically generated control number for the subunit.
NRM FACTS
An automatically generated number representing the activity's control number.
SUBUNIT_SIZE
Size of the subunit on which the activity occurred.
NRM FACTS
A numerical field representing the size of the activity.
SUBUNIT_UOM
Subunit Unit of Measure: The units that the data is recorded such as acres, miles, gallons, etc. for the subunit
NRM FACTS
A textual field containing the units of measurement for the activity. Often MILES.
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 Accomplished. 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_DESC
Description of the stages.
NRM FACTS
Textual explanation of the Stage Code.
DATA_SOURCE_CODE
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
32
Remote Sensing Data - Broad Level
U.S. Forest Service
33
Remote Sensing Data - National 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_DESC
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.
CRC_VALUE
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
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.
EDW_INSERT_DATE
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
ETL_MODIFIED
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
ETL_MODIFIED_DATE
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
REV_DATE
Date of feature creation or latest update.
NRM FACTS
Date field.
UK_TABULAR
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
UK
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
U.S. Forest Service
Internally generated attribute for publishing.
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
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.
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FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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