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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. land resources
  4. US National Forest System

Preferred term

US National Forest System

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A nationally significant system of Federally owned units of forest, range, and related land consisting of national forests, purchase units, national grasslands, land utilization project areas, experimental forest areas, experimental range areas, designated experimental areas, other land areas, water areas, and interests in lands that are administered by the USDA Forest Service or designated for administration through the Forest Service. Also see Section 11 of Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-378, 88 Stat. 476, 16 U.S.C. 1609).

    Source: USDA Forest Service

    Type: Concept definition

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Scope note

  • Use for the nationally significant system of Federally owned units of forest, range, and related land; For the specific named geographical locations in the US National Forest System, consult the "named US National Forest System areas" hierarchy.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/105882

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