Land Areas Report 

Definitions of Terms




  

    
    Gross Acreage
    
    NFS Acreage
     
    
    Other Acreage
  

  

    
    Sum of NFS and Other Acreages
    
    Areas that fall within one of the National 
    Forest System designations described below.
     
    
    Areas located within NFS boundaries that are 
    not federally owned or administered by the Forest Service.
  





 






  

    
    National Forest System
  

  

     
    
    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).
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Forest
  

  

     
    
    A unit formally established and permanently 
    set aside and reserved for National Forest purposes.
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    Purchase Unit 
  

  

     
    
    A unit designated by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture or previously approved by the National Forest Reservation 
    Commission for purposes of Weeks Law acquisition. 
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Grassland
  

  

     
    
    A unit designated by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture and permanently held by the Department of Agriculture under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act.
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    Land Utilization Project
  

  

     
    
    A unit designated by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture for conservation and utilization under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act.
  

  

     
     
  

  

    
    Research and Experimental Area
  

  

     
    
    A unit reserved and dedicated by the Secretary 
    of Agriculture for forest or range research and experimentation. 
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Preserve
  

  

     
    
    A unit established to protect and preserve 
    scientific, scenic, geologic, watershed, fish, wildlife, historic, cultural, and recreational values; and to provide for multiple use and sustained yield of its renewable resources.
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    Other Area
  

  

     
    
    An area administered by the Forest Service 
    that is not included in one of the above groups. 
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    Region
  

  

     
    
    A large geographic area containing units of 
    the National Forest System. 
  






 




National Forest System Special Designated Areas






  

    
    National Forest Wilderness Areas
  

  

     
    
    Areas designated by Congress as a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
    
  

  

     
     
  

  

    
    National Forest Primitive Areas
  

  

     
    
    Areas designated by the Chief of the USDA Forest Service as primitive areas. They are administered in the same manner as national wilderness areas, pending studies to determine suitability as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Wild and Scenic River Areas 
    
  

  

     
    
    Areas designated by Congress as part ofthe National Wild and Scenic River System.
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Recreation Areas 
    
  

  

     
    
    Areas established by Congress for the purpose of assuring and implementing the protection and management of public outdoor recreation opportunities.
  

  

     
     
  

  

    
    National Scenic-Research Area 
    
  

  

     
    
    Areas established by Congress to provide use and enjoyment of certain ocean headlands and to insure protection and encourage the study of the area for research and scientific purposes.
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Game Refuges and Wildlife Preserve Areas
  

  

     
    
    Areas designated by Presidential Proclamation or by Congress for the protection of wildlife.
    
  

  

     
    
    
  

  

    
    National Monument Areas
  

  

     
    
    Areas including historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest, declared by Proclamation or by Congress as national monuments.
  

  

     
     
  













  

    
    Abbreviations used:
  

  

    
    
    
    
  

  

    
    NF
    
    National Forest
  

  

    
    NFS
    
    National Forest System
  

  

    
    PU
    
    Purchase Unit
  

  

    
    NGL
    
    National Grassland
  

  

    
    LUP
    
    Land Utilization Project
  

  

    
    EF
    
    Experimental Forest
  

  

    
    ER
    
    Experimental Range
  

  

    
    EA 
    
    Experimental Area
  

  

    
    OTH
    
    Other Area
  

  

    
    NP
    
    National Preserve