Table 1—Summary of National Forest System accomplishments compared to funded output levels and 5-year average--fiscal year 1996

Table 1—Summary of National Forest System accomplishments compared to funded output levels and 5-year average--fiscal year 1996                  
          1996   1992-96 1996 as
Resource           Percent average percent of 5-
area Activity     Units 1/ Funded Accomplished 2/ of funded accomplishment year average
Resource                  
Recreation Visitor use     MM RVD's 341.2 341.2 100.0 320.0 107
        MM Visits 859.3 859.3      
Wilderness Management     MM acres 34.7 34.7 100.0 34.6 100
Wildlife & fish Habitat restored/enhanced                
  Appropriated funds   M acres 157.7 166.6 105.6 199.6 83
    K-V funds 3/   M acres 0.0 168.5 NA 204.7 82
  Habitat improvement                
    Appropriated funds   Structures 4,112.0 5,689.3 138.4 13,488.6 42
    K-V funds   Structures 0.0 25,288.0 NA 22,737.6 111
  Habitat restored/enhanced 4/                
    Appropriated funds   Miles 1,486.0 1,881.5 126.6 NA NA
    K-V funds   Miles 0.0 488.9 NA NA NA
Range Forage improvement                
    Appropriated funds   M acres 29.3 41.7 142.3 53.7 78
    K-V funds   M acres   8.3    
  Forage improvement                
    Appropriated funds   Structures 1,148.0 2,144.5 186.8 2,281.4 542
    K-V funds   Structures 0.0 271.0 NA 395.4 69
Timber Sales offering     B bd. ft. 4.5 4.0 88.9 4.2 95
  Reforestation 5/                
    Appropriated funds   M acres 86.0 129.9 151.0 146.4 89
    K-V funds   M acres 200.5 227.6 NA 275.9 82
  Timber stand improvement                
    Appropriated funds   M acres 107.8 130.4 121.0 148.9 88
    K-V funds   M acres 116.3 128.4 NA 147.9 87
Soil & water Resource improvements                
    Appropriated funds   M acres 16.8 25.4 151.2 27.2 93
    K-V funds   M acres 0.0 9.1 NA 9.9 92
  Soil inventory     M acres 7,535.2 7,099.3 94.2 6,934.1 102
Minerals Bonded non-energy operations 4/     Operations processed 1,257.0 1,744.0 138.7 NA NA
  Energy operations 4/     Operations processed 394.0 493.0 125.1 NA NA
See footnotes at end of table.                  
Table 1—Summary of National Forest System accomplishments compared to funded output levels and 5-year average--fiscal year 1996--                  
Continued                  
          1996   1992-96 1996 as
Resource           Percent average percent of 5-
area Activity     Units 1/ Funded Accomplished 2/ of funded accomplishment year average
Support Trail construction/reconstruction     Miles 997.4 1,695.8 170.0 1,980.0 86
  Road construction                
    Appropriated funds              
      Construction Miles NA 16.7 NA 42.1 40
      Reconstruction Miles NA 486.7 NA 489.6 99
    Purchaser credit              
      Construction 6/ Miles NA 446.2 NA 647.5 69
      Reconstruction 6/ Miles NA 2,366.7 NA 2,124.4 111
  Fuel management                
    Appropriated funds   M acres 574.6 599.5 104.3 438.7 137
    Brush disposal funds   M acres 153.0 165.8 108.4 225.6 73
  Land acquired                
    Purchase and donation   M acres 29.2 56.3 192.8 97.8 58
    Exchanges   M acres 34.3 65.8 191.8 78.4 84
  Landline location     Miles 864.0 1,424.0 164.8 2,665.6 53
1/ M = thousand, MM = million, B = billion, RVD = recreation visitor day.                  
2/ Does not include accomplishments from contributed funding sources.                  
3/ K-V = Knutson Vandenberg Act.                  
4/ New indicator in FY 1995. No data available for 5-year average.                  
5/ Includes natural regeneration without site preparation.                  
6/ Includes miles turned back to the Forest Service for construction or reconstruction (purchaser election program).                  

Last Updated on 9/18/97
By USDA Forest Service