Annual visitation and economic benefits of recreation from 2017-2022 estimated for Forest Service lands within ten initial investment landscapes of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy

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US Department of Agriculture, and US Forest Service. Annual visitation and economic benefits of recreation from 2017-2022 estimated for Forest Service lands within ten initial investment landscapes of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-06-01. https://doi.org/10.3886/E248814V1

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Project Title:  View help for Project Title Annual visitation and economic benefits of recreation from 2017-2022 estimated for Forest Service lands within ten initial investment landscapes of the Wildfire Crisis Strategy
Summary:  View help for Summary This data publication contains vector data (shapefile and geopackage) representing visitation and economic benefits estimated at the fireshed level within the ten initial investment landscapes of the USDA Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy, which are within Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. Visitation was estimated using digital mobility data (geolocated social media posts) and established methods for calculating the economic benefit of recreation to forest sites. Data include estimates of annual visitation and economic benefits between 2017 and 2022 for 163 fireshed polygons.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2024-0080

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms economy; environment; society; Environment and People; Recreation; Inventory; Monitoring; Analysis; Assessments; Natural Resource Management & Use; Economics; Ecosystem services; Landscape management; digital mobility data; firesheds; economic benefits; Wildfire Crisis Strategy; Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; New Mexico; Oregon; Washington
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Oregon, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Arizona, Washington, Idaho
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2017 – 2022
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-2024-0080 Authors: Lehr, Jacob B. ; White, Eric M. ; Winder, Samantha G. ; Shashidhar, Mithali ; Wood, Spencer A. Publication year: 2024 (Downloaded 2026-05-31)


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