USFS Forest Stewardship Program Federal Investment Areas

Open the Data Resource: https://imagery.geoplatform.gov/iipp/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/USFS_EDW_ForestStewardshipPriorityAreas_1_4/ImageServer With the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill), Congress tasked states and territories to craft assessments of the forests within their boundaries and develop strategies to address threats and forest management opportunities. Now known as Forest Action Plans, these assessments and strategies provide an analysis of forest conditions and trends in the state and delineate priority forest landscape areas. They offer long-term plans for investing state, federal and other resources where they can be most effective in achieving national conservation goals by addressing the State and Private Forestry (SPF) national priorities and objectives: (1) Conserve working forest lands, (2) Protect forests from harm, and (3) Enhance public benefits from trees and forests. Administered by the U.S. Forest Service and implemented by state forestry agencies, the SPF Forest Stewardship Program encourages private forest landowners to manage their lands using professionally prepared Forest Stewardship plans. Participation in the Forest Stewardship Program requires that states and territories submit a raster dataset of priority areas specific to the Program (aligned with priority landscapes identified in Forest Action Plans) called Forest Stewardship Priority Areas, where they will focus their Program delivery efforts. Program performance measures include acres covered by active Forest Stewardship plans that are within Forest Stewardship Priority Areas.请访问数据集资源：https://imagery.geoplatform.gov/iipp/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/USFS_EDW_ForestStewardshipPriorityAreas_1_4/ImageServer。根据2008年《食品、保育与能源法案》（又称2008年农业法案），美国国会要求各州及领地对辖区内的森林开展评估，并制定策略以应对森林威胁、把握森林经营机遇。此类评估与策略如今被称为《森林行动计划》（Forest Action Plans），其内容涵盖对各州森林状况与发展趋势的分析，并划定优先森林景观区域。它们可为州、联邦及其他资源的长期投入提供规划依据，通过贴合州与私有林务（State and Private Forestry, SPF）的国家优先级目标，助力实现全国保育目标：(1) 保护经营性林地；(2) 防范森林遭受损害；(3) 提升公众从林木与森林中获取的公共效益。该项目由美国林务局（U.S. Forest Service）主管，各州林业机构负责落地实施。其森林管护计划（Forest Stewardship Program）旨在鼓励私有林地所有者依托专业编制的森林管护方案开展林地经营。参与该计划的各州及领地需提交一份匹配计划要求的优先区域栅格数据集——即森林管护优先区域（Forest Stewardship Priority Areas），该区域需与《森林行动计划》中划定的优先景观区域保持一致，各州及领地可在此区域内集中开展计划落地工作。该计划的绩效评估指标包括：处于森林管护优先区域内的生效森林管护计划所覆盖的林地面积。