Table 4–Summary of National Forest System 1996 accomplishments compared to long-term program trends

Table 4–Summary of National Forest System 1996 accomplishments compared to long-term program trends                  
                Percent of change comparisons  
Resource         2005 RPA     1995 Actual to 1996 Actual to
area   Activity Units 1/ 1996 Actual projections 2/ 1995 Actual   1996 Actual 2000 RPA
Final output 3/                  
  Timber Sales offering B board ft 4.0 4.5 4.0   100 89
  Recreation Visitor use MM RVD's 341.2 NA 345.1   101 NA
      MM Visits 859.3 814.6 829.8   97 105
  Range Permitted grazing MM AUM's 9.2 7.9 9.3   101 116
  Minerals Bonded non-energy operations 4/ Operations processed 1,744.0 NA 5,331.0   306 NA
    Energy operations 4/ Operations processed 493.0 NA 991.0   201 NA
  Wildlife & fish User-days of recreation MM AD's 5/ 86.1 132.4 50.1 58 65
Intermediate output 6/                  
                   
  Timber Reforestation 7/ M acres 357.5 362.0 387.0   108 99
    Timber stand improvement 7/ M acres 258.8 267.0 273.3   106 97
  Wildlife & fish Habitat restored/enhanced M acres 166.6 NA 196.8 8/ 118 NA
    Habitat improvement Structures 5,689.3 NA 9,267.0 8/ 163 NA
    Habitat restored/enhanced Miles 1,881.5 NA 1,493.0 8/ 79 NA
  Wilderness Management MM acres 34.7 NA 34.6   100 NA
  Soil & water Resource improvement M acres 25.4 NA 35.5 8/ 140 NA
    Soil inventory M acres 7,099.3 NA 9,826.0 8/ 138 NA
  Range Forage improvements M acres 41.7 NA 27.0 8/ 65 NA
    Forage improvements Structures 2,144.5 NA 1,603.2 8/ 75 NA
  Trails Construction/          
    reconstruction Miles 1,695.8 NA 2,139.4   126 NA
  Roads Construction/          
    reconstruction 9/ Miles 3,316.3 3,165.0 2,867.3 86 105
  Fire Fuels management 10/ M acres 765.3 342.0 742.6 97 224
  Lands Purchase and donation M acres 56.3 NA 186.0   330 NA
1/ B = billion, MM = million, M = thousand, RVD's = recreation visitor-days, AUM's = animal unit months, AD's = activity days.                
2/ Information derived from Draft1995 RPA Program. Numbers shown represent total costs, which include appropriated and other financing (challenge cost share, volunteers, new sources).                
3/ Final output = forest and rangeland goods and services purchased or consumed by the private sector or individual consumers.                
4/ In 1996 the unit of measure changed from 'plans' to 'operations'. Accomplishments are comparable between 1995 and 1996.                
5/ AD's are included in RVD's.                
6/ Intermediate output = work performed by the Forest Service that contributes to the production of final outputs.                
7/ Includes acres from carryover funds, and does not include accomplishments from contributed funds.                
8/ Accomplished with appropriated funds.                
9/ Includes appropriated and purchaser roads.                
10/ Includes accomplishments from appropriated funds and brush disposal funds.                

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