Relative recreation use in National Forest System firesheds from 2015-2023

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Project Citation: 

US Department of Agriculture, and US Forest Service. Relative recreation use in National Forest System firesheds from 2015-2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-05-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E248736V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Relative recreation use in National Forest System firesheds from 2015-2023
Summary:  View help for Summary This data publication contains vector data, provided as a shapefile and a geopackage, representing relative visitation estimated at the fireshed level within each unit and region of the National Forest System (NFS). This includes all lands managed by the USDA Forest Service located within the contiguous United States and Alaska. Relative visitation was estimated using digital mobility data (geolocated social media posts and mobile phone location data). Data include estimates of average annual visitation to each fireshed between 2015 and 2023, relative to all the others in each USDA Forest Service (USFS) unit and NFS region for 2,793 NFS fireshed polygons.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2025-0042

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms environment; society; Environment and People; Recreation; Inventory; Monitoring; Analysis; Assessments; Natural Resource Management & Use; Ecosystem services; Landscape management; digital mobility data; firesheds; contiguous United States; Alaska
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Alaska
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2015 – 2023
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0042 Authors: Lehr, Jacob B. ; White, Eric M. ; Winder, Samantha G. ; Wood, Spencer A. Publication year: 2025 (Downloaded 2026-05-30)


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