20250923 14530500 1.0 TRUE 150000000 5000 ISO19115_3 20260112 000000 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below. Washington DC 20250 US SM.FS.data@usda.gov dataset USA FS Experimental Forest and Range Boundaries 2026-03-10T11:18:52 USDA Forest Service 2026-03-10T11:18:52 These data were prepared to show boundaries for all experimental forests, ranges, and watersheds managed by the United States Forest Service (USFS) or in a cooperating agreement with the USFS. These data also provide spatial and descriptive attributes for each experimental area. The purpose of the data is to provide the location and descriptions of these experimental areas for Forest Service employees and the public. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>This polygon feature class contains the boundaries of 84 experimental forests, ranges and watersheds, including cooperating experimental areas.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below. Washington DC 20250 US SM.FS.data@usda.gov EFR;boundaries;cooperating;environment;experimental area;experimental forest;experimental range;experimental watershed;research ISO 19115 Topic Categories boundaries; environment <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><P><SPAN>The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> The U.S. Forest Service makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or utility of these geospatial data or for the improper or incorrect use of those data. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible for verifying the limitations of the geospatial data and for using the data accordingly. 2026-03-10 1 -155.965177283 -64.73432911 65.240916266 17.73898268 This is a national dataset that spans the United States and it's territories. Bounding box: West: -155.965177 degrees East: -64.734329 South: 17.738983 North: 65.240916 0 As far as is known, experimental area locations and attributes are current as of 2025. Data completeness reflects experimental area boundaries and attributes as of 2025. We are not aware of missing data. Areas were calculated from the spatial data using the North America Albers Equal Area Conic projection and may not be the same as listed within each experimental area's records. This dataset was developed using a geodatabase of Experimental Forest and Range (EFR) locations/attributes that was published to the Forest Service Enterprise Data Warehouse in 2017. From September 2024 to July 2025, the spatial and attribute data were verified with lead EFR scientists and revised by GIS staff as necessary. 2025 revisions to the 2017 dataset include: - removed fields for hectare and lead scientist contact - added fields for forest code, cooperating Y/N, GIS acres, and webpage url - removed Big Falls Experimental Forest and Escambia National Forest, as these areas are no longer under FS management - updated spatial and attribute information as recommended by lead scientists 2026-03-10 https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/meta/S_USA.Experimental_Area_Boundaries.xml 84 Feature class: A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference. ESRI GIS Dictionary S_USA.Experimental_Area_Boundaries Feature Class 84 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 NAME The name of the Experimental Area US Forest Service Name of the Experimental Area NAME String 50 0 0 COOPERATING Status of the Experimental Area as cooperating or not cooperating US Forest Service Yes Experimental Area that is managed in a cooperating agreement No Experimental Area that is not managed in a cooperating agreement COOPERATING String 255 0 0 TYPE Type of Experimental Area US Forest Service Categorizes the areas into at least one of the following types: Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Experimental Watershed, Experimental Area TYPE String 50 0 0 STATION US Forest Service research organization the experimental area is administratively part of US Forest Service PSW Pacific Southwest Research Station PNW Pacific Northwest Research Station RMRS Rocky Mountain Research Station IITF International Institute of Tropical Forestry SRS Southern Research Station NRS Northern Research Station STATION String 50 0 0 REGION The Forest Service region where the Experimental Area is located, if it is located on the National Forest System US Forest Service National Forest System region number, if applicable REGION String 25 0 0 STATE US state or territory in which the experimental area is located US Forest Service State name STATE String 5 0 0 ESTABLISHED Year in which Experimental Area was officially established [YYYY] US Forest Service Establishment year [YYYY] ESTABLISHED String 50 0 0 LAND_OWNERSHIP Name of the entity that owns/manages the land US Forest Service Landowner name LAND_OWNERSHIP String 100 0 0 FOREST_CODE Unique three digit code given to the National Forest in which the Experimental Area is located, if applicable US Forest Service Forest Code, if applicable FOREST_CODE String 255 0 0 ACRES Area of the Experimental Area in acres, as reported by lead scientists or indicated in original establishment documentation US Forest Service Reported acreage ACRES Integer 4 10 0 GIS_ACRES Calculated US survey acreage of the Experimental Area polygons using a Geographic Information System (GIS) US Forest Service GIS-calculated acreage GIS_ACRES Integer 4 10 0 WEBPAGE URL of the Experimental Area's webpage US Forest Service Webpage URL WEBPAGE String 255 0 0 SHAPE.AREA Esri field of boundary area in coordinate system units Esri Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units SHAPE.AREA Double 0 0 0 SHAPE.LEN Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units Esri Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units SHAPE.LEN Double 0 0 0 EPSG 6.12(3.0.1) FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998