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Table 7--Summary of National Forest System accomplishments compared to funded output levels and 5-year average--fiscal year 1998

1994-98

1996

1995

1994

1998

1998

1998 Actual

1997

1997 Actual to

average

Resource area

Activity

Units 1/

Funded

Actual 2/

to Funded

Actual 2/

1998 Actual

accomp.

Accomplished

Recreation

Visitor use

MM RVD's 3/

N/A

203.3

341.2

345.1

330.3

MM visits 3/

N/A

171.9

859.3

Wilderness

Management

MM acres

179.2

167.2

93.3

34.7

20.8

61.2

34.7

34.6

34.6

Wildlife & fish

Habitat restored/enhanced

Appropriated funds

Structures

0.0

5,542.5

N/A

6,351.0

114.6

8,241.7

5,689.3

9,279.0

14,346.5

K-V funds 4/

Structures

0.0

17,955.0

N/A

32,954.0

183.5

23,627.1

25,288.0

26,852.0

15,086.5

Strm habitat restored/enhanced 5/

Appropriated funds

Miles

1,783.9

1,843.0

103.3

2,006.0

108.8

1,437.2

1,881.5

1,455.5

K-V funds

Miles

0.0

344.0

N/A

729.0

211.9

312.4

488.9

Range

Forage improvement

Appropriated funds

M acres

30.1

23.8

79.1

36.9

155.0

41.7

41.7

27.0

79.3

K-V funds

M acres

0.0

8.6

N/A

12.5

145.3

9.0

8.3

15.4

Forage Improvement

Appropriated funds

Structures

960.0

1,369.8

142.7

1,718.0

125.4

1,845.7

2,144.5

1,603.2

2,393.1

K-V funds

Structures

0.0

169.5

N/A

328.0

193.5

291.1

271.0

331.0

356.1

Forest Management

Sales offering

B bd. ft.

0.0

3.4

N/A

4.0

117.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.4

Reforestation 6/

Appropriated funds

M acres

100.4

117.3

116.8

128.1

109.2

131.5

129.9

136.1

146.1

K-V funds

M acres

160.7

170.6

106.2

193.4

113.4

226.3

227.6

250.9

288.8

Timber stand improvement

Appropriated funds

M acres

151.7

167.8

110.6

118.9

70.9

137.9

130.4

140.7

131.6

K-V funds

M acres

136.2

129.0

94.7

139.0

107.8

132.1

128.4

132.6

131.4

Soil & water

Resource improvements

Appropriated funds

M acres

27.3

38.5

141.0

46.1

119.7

34.1

25.4

35.5

24.8

K-V funds

M acres

0.0

18.2

N/A

17.5

96.2

13.1

9.1

14.1

6.4

Minerals

Bonded nonenergy ops. 5/

Ops. processed

0.0

803.0

N/A

961.0

119.7

6,483.3

1,744.0

5,331.0

23,577.4

Energy operations 5/

Ops. processed

0.0

544.0

N/A

455.0

83.6

496.6

493.0

991.0

See footnotes at end of table.

Table 7--Summary of National Forest System accomplishments compared to funded output levels and 5-year average--fiscal year 1998--Continued

1994-98

1996

1995

1994

1998

1998

1998 Actual

1997

1997 Actual to

average

Resource area

Activity

Units 1/

Funded

Actual 2/

to Funded

Actual 2/

1998 Actual

accomp.

Accomplished

Support

Trail construction/reconstruction

Miles

0.0

2,149.5

N/A

1,673.7

77.9

1,954.4

1,695.8

2,139.4

2,113.4

Road construction

Appropriated funds

Construction

Miles

0.0

11.2

N/A

8.2

73.2

17.0

16.7

28.9

20.0

Reconstruction

Miles

2,959.8

336.7

11.4

384.3

114.1

409.2

486.7

653.8

184.5

Purchaser credit

Construction 7/

Miles

0.0

203.4

N/A

391.6

192.5

396.1

446.2

439.5

499.7

Reconstruction 7/

Miles

0.0

2,395.4

N/A

3,209.6

134.0

2,293.1

2,366.7

1,745.1

1,748.9

Fuels management

Appropriated funds

M acres

1,249.2

1,455.5

116.5

887.1

60.9

773.6

599.5

541.4

384.7

Brush disposal funds

M acres

109.8

115.5

105.2

131.3

113.7

161.8

165.8

172.0

224.6

Land acquired

Purchase and donation

M acres

20.1

97.0

482.6

103.0

106.2

83.3

56.3

87.3

72.9

Exchanges

M acres

94.3

80.3

85.2

244.2

304.1

112.9

65.8

98.4

75.8

Landline location

Miles

0.0

989.5

N/A

1,117.0

112.9

1,614.3

1,424.0

1,837.0

2,704.0

1/ M = thousand, MM = million, B = billion, RVD = recreation visitor day.

2/ Does not include accomplishments from contributed funding sources.

3/ Data not available for FY 1997 or 1998.

4/ K-V = Knutson Vandenberg Act.

5/ New indicator in FY 1995. Average is based on 4 years of accomplishments.

6/ Includes natural regeneration without site preparation.

7/ Includes miles turned back to the Forest Service for construction or reconstruction (purchaser election program).

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Submitted by: Patti Chamberlain  08/19/1999