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Appendix A: Lists of National Forest Datasets
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Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian, janicewilson@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters.
o arap_north: northern portion of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests.
o arap_south: southern portion of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests.
o Pawnee: Pawnee National Grassland
arnf: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
Mary Hattis, GIS Coordinator, mhattis@fs.fed.us, 970-295-6616
Meeting: 8/7/2009
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/arnfpng/d_vaughn/ :
ARNF_data.gdb: file geodatabase.
o AR_Basic_Own: A polygon feature class that shows different land ownership within the
boundaries of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
o ar_dem10m: A 10 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
o AR_Wilderness: A polygon feature class containing the Wilderness Areas.
o ARP_RangerDistrict: A polygon feature class containing the Ranger District boundaries.
o gates: A point feature class containing the location of gates and barriers.
o management_areas: A polygon feature class containing the Management Areas (1.18.3) as defined by the Forest Plan.
o rec_sites: A point feature class containing information for developed recreation sites
including campgrounds, picnic areas, fishing site, trailheads, and interpretive sites.
o ROS: A polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) as
defined by the Forest Plan.
o scenic_integrity_levels: A polygon feature class containing areas with levels of scenic
integrity.
o vis_centers: A point feature class containing information for visitor centers.
Forest_NDH_WBD_UTMNAD83meters.gdb: Data from the USGS National Hydrology Dataset
(NHD) with Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC) organized into a file geodatabase.
o HUC2_Regionwide: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of regions.
Subregions are the second level (4-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC4_Subbasin: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of basins. Subbasins
are the fourth level (8-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC5_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing the Forestwide boundary used for
watersheds.
o HUC5_Watershed: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions within a subbasin.
Watersheds are the fifth level (10-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC6_Subwatershed: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of watersheds.
Subwatersheds are the sixth level (12-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC6_v11: Another version of HUC6_Subwatershed.
o HUC7_Catchment_v11: A polygon feature class that further divides subwatersheds into
elevation-derived drainage areas.
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HUC8_Catchment_v11: A polygon feature class that further divides
HUC7_Catchment_v11 into elevation-derived drainage areas.
NHDFlowArea_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing information for water
canals/ditches, dams/weirs, foreshores, inundation areas, spillways, streams/rivers, and
washes.
NHDFlowLine_Forestwide: A line feature class containing information for water
connectors, canals/ditches, pipelines, streams/rivers, and artificial paths.
NHDPoint_Forestwide: A point feature class containing information for water gaging
stations, sinks/rises, springs/seeps, intakes/outflows, waterfalls, and wells.
NHDWaterbody_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing information for playas,
ice masses, lakes/ponds, reservoirs, and swamps/marshes.
Files transferred via e-mail:
arnf_data_oct09.zip:
o arnf_trail_core_15Oct09: a line feature class containing the existing National Forest
System Trail routes; currently being edited for the current visitor map update.
o arnf_wilderness_12Oct09: a polygon feature class containing the updated Wilderness
Area boundaries.
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Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian, janicewilson@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
gmugnf__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
gmugnf__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters.
o grand_mesa: Grand Mesa National Forest.
o gunnison_north: northern portion of the Gunnison National Forest.
o gunnison_south: southern portion of the Gunnison National Forest.
o unc_mtn_east_rgb_nocollar_2008: southeastern mountain portion of the
Uncompahgre National Forest.
o unc_mtn_west_rgb_nocollar_2008: southwestern mountain portion of the
Uncompahgre National Forest.
o unc_north_plateau_rgb_nocollar_2008: northwestern plateau portion of the
Uncompahgre National Forest.
o unc_south_plateau_rgb_nocollar_2008: southeastern plateau portion of the
Uncompahgre National Forest.
gmug: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
David Armlovich, Resource Information Manager, darmlovich@fs.fed.us, 970-874-6639
Carol Howe, Resource Information Specialist, chowe@fs.fed.us, 970-874-6647 Meeting: 7/28/2009
Files collected at the Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Forests Supervisor’s Office:
ArcGis92_GMUG_Wildn_study_data.gdb: file geodatabase.
o ALP: Automated Land Processes feature dataset.
 constructed_feat: A polygon feature class containing constructed water
features such as ditches, dams, and reservoirs.
 rec_areas: A polygon feature class containing areas designated for recreation
such as ski areas, campgrounds, and recreation areas.
 spcl_interest_mgmt: A polygon feature class containing areas designated as
research natural areas, former experimental forests, geologic areas, and
congressionally designated special management areas.
 special_uses: A polygon feature class containing road right-of-ways.
 withdrawal: A polygon feature class containing mineral withdrawals and stock
driveways.
o Forest_Plan_Data: feature dataset.
 inv_roadless_2009: A polygon feature class containing the current roadless
inventory (Colorado Roadless Rule).
 proposed_mgmt_areas: A polygon feature class containing the proposed
management area themes.
 proposed_plan_mgnt_areas_w_ROS: A polygon feature class containing the
proposed management area with desired ROS.
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scenic_integrety: A polygon feature class containing scenic integrity
classifications (Wilderness = very high)
 z_mgmt_area_91: A polygon feature class containing the existing management
areas from the 1991 Forest Management Plan.
gmug_admin: feature dataset.
 alp_sections: A polygon feature class containing section lines.
 alp_townships: A polygon feature class containing townships.
 bndy_proclaim: A polygon feature class containing the proclaimed forest
boundaries (with private inholdings).
 bndy_rd_admin_polygon: A polygon feature class containing Ranger Districts.
 COMap_v7_public: A polygon feature class containing public ownership across
the state.
 forest_towns_point: A point feature class containing the location of nearby
towns (no population data).
 gmug_county_polygon: A polygon feature class containing county boundaries.
 gmug_points: A point feature class containing information on buildings and
mines.
 masterquads_polygon: A polygon feature class containing USGS quadrant
boundaries.
 ownership: A polygon feature class showing land ownership.
 wilderness: A polygon feature class containing Wilderness Areas.
gmug_infra: feature dataset.
 ditch_bill_ditches: A line feature class containing the location of ditches from
the Ditchbill project.
 gmug_ditches_arc: A line feature class containing the location of ditches
digitized from USGS quadrants.
 gmug_fences_arc: A line feature class containing fine lines.
 gmug_utility_arc: A line feature class containing utility lines.
 water_uses: A point feature class containing water rights.
 water_uses_pvt: A point feature class containing private water uses.
 wtr_cff_pnts: A point feature class showing water related points of interest.
gmug_local_highways: feature dataset.
 hwy_local_arc: A line feature class containing major local highways.
Hydrology: feature dataset.
 stream: A line feature class containing perennial and intermittent streams.
 Waterbodies: A polygon feature class containing bodies of water.
 watersheds: A polygon feature class containing watershed boundaries.
recreation: feature dataset.
 developed_rec: A point feature class containing developed recreation sites such
as trailheads, interpretive sites, campgrounds, fishing sites, observation points,
picnic areas, and points of interest.
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dispersed_rec_sites: A point feature class containing dispersed campsite
locations from a 2003 inventory that attempted to map dispersed campsite
inventories from each of the Ranger Districts.
 gmug_niche: A polygon feature class containing recreation niches such as
destinations/special places, year-round resort settings, high-use dispersed
recreation areas, high-use developed recreation areas, low-use recreation areas,
etc.
 rec_residences: A point feature class containing historic recreation residences
with heristage descriptors.
travel_route: feature dataset.
 gates: A point feature class containing gate locations.
 road_linear_event: A line feature class containing road locations.
 trail_linear_event: A line feature class containing trail locations.
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Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian, janicewilson@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
rtnf__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
rtnf__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters.
o routt_n_2005_high: northern portion of the Routt National Forest.
o routt_s_2005_high: southern portion of the Routt National Forest.
routt: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
rtnf_ROS_summer: A polygon feature class containing the desired summer ROS as defined by
the Forest Plan.
Carol Tolbert, GIS Coordinator, ctolbert@fs.fed.us, 307-745-2474
Meeting: 8/7/2009
Files collected at the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests Supervisor’s Office:
Elevation.gdb: file geodatabase
o ElevationMBR: A 10 meter DEM.
Forest_NHD_WBD.mdb: Data from the USGS National Hydrology Dataset (NHD) with Hydrologic
Unit Codes (HUC) organized into a personal geodatabase.
o HUC2_Regionwide: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of regions.
Subregions are the second level (4-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC4_Subbasin: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of basins. Subbasins
are the fourth level (8-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC5_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing the Forestwide boundary used for
watersheds.
o HUC5_Watershed: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions within a subbasin.
Watersheds are the fifth level (10-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC6_Subwatershed: A polygon feature class containing subdivisions of watersheds.
Subwatersheds are the sixth level (12-digit) of the hydrologic unit hierarchy.
o HUC6_v11: Another version of HUC6_Subwatershed.
o HUC7_Catchment_v11: A polygon feature class that further divides subwatersheds into
elevation-derived drainage areas.
o HUC8_Catchment_v11: A polygon feature class that further divides
HUC7_Catchment_v11 into elevation-derived drainage areas.
o NHDFlowArea_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing information for water
canals/ditches, dams/weirs, foreshores, inundation areas, spillways, streams/rivers, and
washes.
o NHDFlowLine_Forestwide: A line feature class containing information for water
connectors, canals/ditches, pipelines, streams/rivers, and artificial paths.
o NHDPoint_Forestwide: A point feature class containing information for water gaging
stations, sinks/rises, springs/seeps, intakes/outflows, waterfalls, and wells.
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NHDWaterbody_Forestwide: A polygon feature class containing information for playas,
ice masses, lakes/ponds, reservoirs, and swamps/marshes.
o RouttMissingEphemerals: Crenulations (ephemerals) that are missing in the NHD
Flowline data.
Forest_NHD_WBD_UTM.mdb: personal geodatabase with the same contents as
Forest_NHD_WBD.mdb above but projected in UTM.
ManagementAreas.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o ManagementAreas: feature dataset.
 CoalOutcrop: line feature class containing the simplified version of the Wyodak
coal outcrop line, used in the Northern Great Plains Plan Revisions (Thunder
Basin National Grassland) of 2001.
 GeographicAreas: polygon feature class containing geographic areas.
 MedBow_FP2003_ma: polygon feature class containing Management Area
Prescription polygons from the 2003 Medicine Bow National Forest Revised
Land and Resource Management Plan.
 MedBow_FP2003_ma_elec: point feature class containing Management Area
Prescription points for management area 8.3 (Electronic Sites) from the 2003
Medicine Bow National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
 MedBow_FP2003_ma_res: point feature class containing Management Area
Prescription points for management area 7.1 (Residential/Forest Interface) from
the 2003 Medicine Bow National Forest Revised Land and Resource
Management Plan.
 MedBow_FP2003_ma_util: line feature class containing Management Area
Prescription lines for management area 8.3 (Utility Corridors) from the 2003
Medicine Bow National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
 MedBow_FP2003_Topology: topology rules for MedBow_FP2003_ma.
 ResearchNaturalAreas: polygon feature class containing Research Natural
Areas.
 Routt_FP1997_ma: polygon feature class containing Management Area
Prescription polygons from the 1997 Routt National Forest Revised Land and
Resource Management Plan.
 Routt_FP1997_ma_elec: point feature class containing Management Area
Prescription points for management area 8.3 (Electronic Sites) from the 1997
Routt National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
 Routt_FP1997_ma_util: line feature class containing Management Area
Prescription lines for management area 8.3 (Utility Corridors) from the 1997
Routt National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
 Routt_FP1997_Topology: topology rules for Routt_FP1997_ma.
 SheepMtnNationalGameRefuge: polygon feature class containing the Sheep
Mountain National Game Refuge.
 SpecialInterestAreas: polygon feature class containing Special Interest Area
polygons from the 2003 Medicine Bow National Forest, 1997 Routt National
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Forest, and 2001 Thunder Basin National Grassland Revised Land and Resource
Management Plans.
Recreation.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o Recreation: feature dataset.
 DevelopedRecSiteDetailLine: line feature class containing developed recreation
site features (currently features associated with campgrounds and picnic areas).
 DevelopedRecSiteDetailPoint: point feature class containing developed
recreation site features (currently features associated with campgrounds and
picnic areas).
 DevelopedRecSitePoint: point feature class containing developed recreation
sites.
 LodgeResort: point feature class containing resort, lodge and camp (Boy Scout
and Youth) locations.
 LodgeSnowyMtnPermitBnd: polygon feature class containing the permit
boundary for the Snowy Mountain Lodge.
 OfficeVisitorCenter: point feature class containing the location of Ranger
District and Supervisor's Offices and Visitor Centers.
 RecResidence: point feature class containing individual recreation residence
(summer home) locations.
 RecResidenceTract: point feature class containing the general location of
recreation residence subdivisions (or groups or tracts).
RecreationOpportunitySpectrum.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o RecreationOpportunitySpectrum: feature dataset.
 MB_ROS_Summer: polygon feature class containing the Adopted Summer
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for the Medicine. Created in 2001
during the analysis for the Medicine Bow Revised Land and Resource
Management Plan of 2003 (Forest Plan), this layer supercedes the older 1981
summer ROS layer and is the appropriate summer ROS layer currently in use.
 MB_ROS_Summer1981: polygon feature class containing the Summer
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) from 1981 for the Medicine Bow
portion.
 MB_ROS_Winter: polygon feature class containing the Adopted Winter
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for the Medicine Bow portion.
 RT_ROS_Summer: polygon feature class containing the Desired Summer
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for the Routt portion. No winter ROS
layer exists.
Scenery.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o Scenery: feature dataset.
 MB_ExistingScenicIntegrity: polygon feature class containing existing scenic
integrity classifications across the Medicine Bow portion.
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MB_SceneryManagementSystem: polygon feature class containing the Scenery
Management System (commonly abbreviated as SMS) for the Medicine Bow
portion. Currently stored as one layer with multiple attributes instead of
separate layers with single attributes as specified in the current Forest GIS Data
Dictionary. This layer includes information on distance zones, scenic
attractiveness, concern levels, and scenic class.
 MB_ScenicClass: polygon feature class containing scenic class polygons,
dissolved from the Scenery Management System (SMS) layer for the Medicine
Bow portion.
 MB_ScenicIntegrityObjective: polygon feature class containing Adopted Scenic
Integrity Objectives for the Medicine Bow portion.
 RT_ExistingVisualCondition: polygon feature class containing Existing Visual
Conditions for the Routt portion.
 RT_VisualQualityOjective: polygon feature class containing Inventoried Visual
Quality Objectives (VQO) for the Routt portion. The newer Scenery
Management System (SMS) has not yet been developed for the Routt.
Transportation.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o Transportation_Carto: feature dataset.
 CartographicRoads: line feature class containing a variety of roads surrounding
the Medicine Bow - Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National
Grassland. These roads come from a variety of sources and are intended for
cartographic (map display) purposes only. The INFRA/IWeb transporation layer
and attribute database (the regular database) at this time contains only a few of
the major and minor access roads surrounding the forest/grassland, and this
layer is intended to provide those access roads until such time as they are added
to the regular database. This layer contains Interstates, US and State Highways,
County roads, BLM roads, and a few Forest, Private and City roads.
 CartographicRoadsAnno250000: Annotation for the CartographicRoads layer,
created for a scale of 1:250,000. Displays the Interstate, US Highway, State
Highway, County and BLM numbers in the appropriate symbol background.
 InterstateHighway: line feature class containing a subset of the
CartographicRoads layer and contains interstates (freeways) and highways (both
US and state) surrounding the Medicine Bow - Routt National Forests and
Thunder Basin National Grassland.
 InterstateHighwayAnno250000: Annotation for the InterstateHighway spatial
layer, created for a scale of 1:250,000. Displays the Interstate or Highway
number in the appropriate symbol background.
 InterstateHighwayFew: line feature class containing a subset of the
CartographicRoads layer and contains interstates (freeways) and some highways
(both US and state) surrounding the Medicine Bow - Routt National Forests and
Thunder Basin National Grassland.
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InterstateHighwayFewAnno250000: Annotation for the InterstateHighwayFew
spatial layer, created for a scale of 1:250,000. Displays the Interstate or
Highway number in the appropriate symbol background.
 InterstateHighwayFewAnno2500000: Annotation for the InterstateHighwayFew
spatial layer, created for a scale of 1:2,500,000. Displays the Interstate or
Highway number in the appropriate symbol background.
 MajorRoads: a line feature class containing a subset of the CartographicRoads
layer and contains major roads surrounding the Medicine Bow - Routt National
Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland. These roads include
interstates/freeways, some but not all of the highways (both US and state), and
a few county roads.
 MajorRoadsAnno126720: Annotation for the MajorRoads spatial layer, created
for a scale of 1:126,720 (same scale as the hardcopy forest visitor maps).
Displays the Interstate, US Highway, State Highway or County (only a few)
number in the appropriate symbol background.
 MajorRoadsAnno250000: Annotation for the MajorRoads spatial layer, created
for a scale of 1:250,000. Displays the Interstate, US Highway, State Highway or
County (only a few) number in the appropriate symbol background.
Transportation_MB: feature dataset.
 MB_Roads_Core: line feature class containing roads on the Medicine Bow
portion. This is a linear event layer created from the master road route layer
using the II_ROAD_CORE table from INFRA (separate oracle database). It has
attribute fields for some of the most commonly used attribute information, and
is probably the most appropriate layer to use for the area inside the Medicine
Bow National Forest boundary when roads need to be displayed or analyzed
using road attribute information. The Eastern Snowy Range Travel Management
decision (June 2007) and the Laramie Peak Travel Management decision (June
2007) have not been incorporated into this layer's spatial features or attribute
data at this time.
 MB_Trails_Core: line feature class containing motorized and non-motorized
trails (except Snowmobile trails) on the Medicine Bow portion. Includes hiking,
horseback, cross country ski, biking, ATV and motorcycle trails. Layer is known
to be missing some trails and have some inaccurate trail locations.
 MB_Trails_Snowmobile: line feature class containing snowmobile trails on the
Medicine Bow portion. This spatial layer shows only those snowmobile trails
identified in conjunction with the State of Wyoming. Snowmobiling occurs on
other trails or off-trail on the forest in many places other than these recognized
and published trails. The majority of these snowmobile trails are located on
existing roads.
 MB_Transportation_Topology: topology rules for MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT,
MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATROAD, and MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATTRAIL layers.
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MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT: line feature class containing transportation base arcs
for the roads and trails on the Medicine Bow portion. These base layer arcs are
used to construct separate road and trail route systems which are stored in
other spatial layers.
 MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATROAD: line feature class containing route features
created for the roads on the Medicine Bow portion. These routes were created
from and are associated via topology with the arcs in the
MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT layer.
 MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATTRAIL: line feature class containing route features
created for the trails on the Medicine Bow portion. These routes were created
from and are associated via topology with the arcs in the
MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT layer.
Transportation_RT: feature dataset.
 RT_MVUM_Roads: line feature class containing roads on the Routt portion as
displayed on the 2007 and 2008 Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM).
 RT_MVUM_Trails: line feature class containing Trails on the Routt National
Forest in Colorado with data attached to allow display to match the 2009 Motor
Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). This layer does not contain cross country ski trails.
 RT_Roads_Core: line feature class containing roads on the Routt portion.
 RT_Trails_Core: line feature class containing motorized and non-motorized
trails (except snowmobile trails) on the Routt portion. Includes hiking,
horseback, cross country ski, biking, ATV and motorcycle trails. Layer is known
to be missing some trails and have some inaccurate trail locations.
 RT_Trails_Snowmobile: line feature class containing snowmobile trails on the
Routt portion. Snowmobiling occurs on other trails or off-trail on the forest in
many places other than these recognized trails. The majority of these
snowmobile trails are located on existing roads.
 RT_Transportation_Topology: topology rules for RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT,
RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATROAD, and RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATTRAIL layers.
 RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT: line feature class containing transportation base arcs
for the roads and trails on the Medicine Bow portion. These base layer arcs are
used to construct separate road and trail route systems which are stored in
other spatial layers.
 RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATROAD: line feature class containing route features
created for the roads on the Medicine Bow portion. These routes were created
from and are associated via topology with the arcs in the
MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT layer.
 RT_TRAVEL_ROUTE_RATTRAIL: line feature class containing route features
created for the trails on the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. These
routes were created from and are associated via topology with the arcs in the
MB_TRAVEL_ROUTE_AAT layer.
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ManagementAreas_MedBow_FP2003.lyr: a group layer file for displaying
MedBow_FP_2003_ma, MedBow_FP_2003_ma_elec, MedBow_FP_2003_ma_res, and
MedBow_FP_2003_ma_util.
ManagementAreas_Routt_FP1997.lyr: a group layer file for displaying Routt_FP_1997_ma,
Routt_FP_1997_ma_elec, and Routt_FP_1997_ma_util.
ManagementAreas_Thunder_FP2001.lyr: group layer file for displaying Thunder_FB2001ma
(not included in dataset).
ROS_Summer_MB.lyr: a layer file for displaying MB_ROS_Summer.
ROS_Summer_RT.lyr: a layer file for displaying RT_ROS_Summer.
ROS_Winter_MB.lyr: a layer file for displaying MB_ROS_Winter.
Transportation_CartographicRoads.lyr: a layer file for displaying CartographicRoads.
Transportation_InterstateHighway.lyr: a layer file for displaying InterstateHighway.
Transportation_InterstateHighwayFew.lyr: a layer file for displaying InterstateHighwayFew.
Transportation_MajorRoads.lyr: a layer file for displaying MajorRoads.
Transportation_MB_RoadsExistMaintLevel.lyr: a layer file for displaying MB_Roads_Core.
Transportation_RT_MVUM_Roads.lyr: a layer file for displaying RT_MVUM_Roads.
Transportation_RT_MVUM_Trails.lyr: a layer file for displaying RT_MVUM_Trails.
Transportation_RT_RoadsExistMaintLevel.lyr: a layer file for displaying RT_Roads_Core.
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Pike-San Isabel National Forests
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian, janicewilson@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
psicc__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
psicc__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters
o Pike vismap_highres: entire portion of the Pike National Forest.
o si_nw: northwestern portion of the San Isabel National Forest.
o si_se: southeastern portion of the San Isabel National Forest.
psi: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
PSI_ROS1984_original: A polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
(ROS) as defined by the Forest Plan.
Lisa Leeman, GIS Analyst, lleeman@fs.fed.us, 719-553-1474
Meeting: 8/20/2009
Files collected at the Pike-San Isabel National Forests Supervisor’s Office:
Lands: folder.
o FSSDE_PSI_2001Roadless_Areas: polygon feature class containing National Forest
Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs). It was clipped from a larger dataset (located at
http://roadless.fs.fed.us/documents/feis/data/gis/coverages/index.shtml) that covered
the lower 48 states, including Puerto Rico. Alaska is maintained separately. The IRA
data was originally submitted to GSTC by all national forests through their Regional
Offices for the Forest Service's Roadless Area Conservation Initiative.
o FSSDE_PSI_mgt_area_FP1984: polygon feature class containing Management Areas
identified by the 1984 Forest Plan.
o FSSDE_PSICC_Forest_Boundary: polygon feature class showing the boundary of the
Pike-San Isabel National Forests.
o FSSDE_PSICC_Ownership: polygon feature class containing basic ownership parcels of
the surface estate dissolved on the same organization type. Data was derived from ALP
(Automated Land Program).
o FSSDE_PSICC_Ranger_District: polygon feature class containing Ranger District
boundaries.
o Wilderness: polygon feature class containing Wilderness Area boundaries.
Recreation: folder.
o FSSDE_rec_site_pt: point feature class containing boating sites, campgrounds,
complexes, day use areas, interpretive sites, trailheads, fire lookouts, fishing sites, picnic
sites, observation sites, playgrounds, and ski areas.
o ROS_1984: polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS)
based on the 1984 Forest Plan.
Roads: folder.
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FSSDE_Events_Road_features: point feature class containing road features such as
intersections, turnouts, barriers, bridges, cattleguards, culverts, fences, gates,
guardrails, parking facilities, signs, and trail bridges.
o ROAD_LinearEvents_June09: line feature class containing roads.
o TRAIL_LinearEvents: line feature class containing trails.
Water: folder.
o FSSDE_stream_route_llid: line feature class containing water courses carrying overland
flow, having a defined channel, and evidence of periodic scour or fill.
o FSSDE_waterbody: polygon feature class containing waterbody features such as
lake/pond/swamp/marsh that can be further classified as perennial or intermittent.
o FSSDE_WATERSHED_PATHUC4: polygon feature class containing subbasins.
o FSSDE_WATERSHED_PATHUC5: polygon feature class containing watersheds.
o FSSDE_WATERSHED_PATHUC6: polygon feature class containing subwatersheds.
psi_dem_83: 30 meter DEM.
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Rio Grande National Forest
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian, janicewilson@fs.fed.us, 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
rgnf__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
rgnf__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters
o rg_cen: central portion of the Rio Grande National Forest.
o rg_east: eastern portion of the Rio Grande National Forest.
o rg_west: western portion of the Rio Grande National Forest.
rgnf: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
rgnf_ROS: A polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) as
defined by the Forest Plan.
Mark Applequist, GIS Coordinator, mapplequist@fs.fed.us, 719-852-6217
Meeting: 8/18/2009
Files collected at the Rio Grande National Forest Supervisor’s Office:
nad83_10m_slvplc: folder.
o focalst83: 10 meter DEM.
admin_boundaries.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o admin_bdys_colorado_division_of_wildlife: feature dataset of data from the Colorado
Division of Wildlife.
 cdow_bighorn_game_mgment_units: polygon feature class containing Bighorn
Sheep Hunting Units.
 cdow_game_management_units: polygon feature class containing Big Game
Management Units.
 cdow_mountaingoat_mgment_units: polygon feature class containing
Mountain Goat Hunting Units.
 cdow_state_wildlife_areas: polygon feature class containing State Wildlife
Areas.
o admin_boundaries: feature dataset.
 all_counties: polygon feature class containing county boundaries.
 blm_acec: polygon feature class containing Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern, ACEC, for the San Luis Valley BLM.
 blm_mcintyre_simpson_property: polygon feature class containing spatial data
for the McIntyre-Simpson land in San Luis Resource Area, BLM. This is an old
homestead being considered for historic register designation.
 blm_srma: polygon feature class containing spatial data for the San Luis
Resource Area, BLM, showing areas being studied for wilderness potential.
 blm_trickle_ohv_mgment_area: polygon feature class containing spatial data
for the Trickle Mountain area of the San Luis Resource Area, BLM, showing
areas being studied for travel management for OHV's (Off Highway Vehicles).
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blm_wilderness_study_areas_wsa: polygon feature class containing spatial data
for the San Luis Resource Area, BLM, showing areas being studied for wilderness
potential.
 great_sand_dunes: polygon feature class containing the boundary of the Great
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
 rgnf_baca_mountain_tract: polygon feature class containing the boundary of
the Baca Mountain Tract of the Rio Grande National Forest.
 rgnf_boundary: polygon feature class containing the boundaries of
administrative districts.
 rgnf_district_boundary: polygon feature class containing the boundaries of
Ranger Districts.
 rgnf_rna: polygon feature class containing Research Natural Areas boundaries.
 rgnf_wilderness_boundary: polygon feature class containing Wilderness Area
boundaries.
 rgnf_wilderness_boundary_Uni: polygon feature class containing additional
spatial data of the Wilderness Areas.
 slvplc_bdy: polygon feature class containing the boundary of the San Luis Valley
Public Lands Center which includes the Rio Grande National Forest and BLM
land in South Central Colorado.
 slvplc_district_boundary: polygon feature class containing the administrative
boundaries of the San Luis Valley Public Lands Center.
 usfws_outside_boundary: polygon feature class containing the boundaries of
lands managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Agency.
 usfws_units: polygon feature class containing the unit boundaries of lands
managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Agency.
 wheeler_geologic_area: polygon feature class containing the boundary of the
Wheeler Geologic Area within the Rio Grande National Forest which contains
unique geologic features.
 wolf_creek_ski_area_boundary: polygon feature class containing the Wolf
Creek Ski Area permit boundary.
management_areas.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o management_areas: feature dataset.
 management_areas_pre_sand_dunes_park: polygon feature class containing
Management Areas as defined in the 1996 Revised Forest Management Plan
before the designation of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
 rgnf_management_areas: polygon feature class containing Management Areas
as defined in the 1996 Revised Forest Management Plan.
recreation.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o recreation_admin_boundaries: feature dataset.
 blm_rec_opportunity_spectrum: polygon feature class containing the
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) for the San Luis Resource Area, BLM.
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blm_visual_resrce_mangent_vrm: polygon feature class containing scenic
attractiveness classifications for the Scenery Management System (SMS) for the
San Luis Resource Area, BLM.
 rgnf_rec_management_areas: polygon feature class containing the Recreation
Management Areas.
 rgnf_rec_opp_spectrum_ros: polygon feature class containing the Recreation
Opportunity Spectrum (ROS).
o recreation_blm: feature dataset from the San Luis Resource Area, BLM.
 blm_recreation_buildings: point feature class containing buildings associated
with recreation.
 blm_recreation_camps: point feature class containing campsites.
 blm_recreation_parking_areas: point feature class containing parking areas
associated with recreation.
 blm_recreation_trailheads: point feature class containing trailheads.
o recreation_developed: feature dataset of developed recreation.
 rgnf_recreation_areas: polygon feature class containing developed recreation
areas such as picnic areas, campgrounds, reservoirs, parking areas, and
recreation areas.
 rgnf_recreation_sites: point feature class containing developed recreation sites
such as boating sites, campgrounds, fire lookouts, fishing sites, interpretive
sites, observation sites, picnic sites, ski areas, and trailheads.
o recreation_dispersed: feature dataset of dispersed recreation.
 dispersed_campsite_data: relationship class establishing a link between the
rgnf_dispersed_campsites layer and dispersed_campsite_monitor table
 rgnf_dispersed_campsites: point feature class containing the identification and
condition class of dispersed Wilderness and non-Wilderness campsites.
o dispersed_campsite_monitor: table containing Wilderness campsite monitoring field
data for the Weminuche, South San Juan, La Garita and Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
Areas and the Piedra Wilderness Study Area.
roads.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o roads_baca: feature dataset.
 roads_in_expansion_park: line feature class containing all system roads on the
expansion of the park portion of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve.
 roads_in_expansion_refuge: line feature class containing all system roads on
the expansion of the refuge portion of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve.
o roads_miscellaneous: feature dataset.
 cdot_traffic_hist_data: point feature class containing historical data (1982
through 2003) from the Colorado Department of Transportation.
o roads_tiger: feature dataset.
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tiger_routes: This line feature class captures all roads in the San Luis Valley in
South Central Colorado. These are TIGER roads (Topologically Integrated
Geographic Encoding and Reference system) representing data provided by the
US Census Bureau.
o roads_travel_routes: feature dataset.
 blm_roads: line feature class containing all system roads and non-system roads
on land administered by the BLM.
 mvum_roads: line feature class containing all roads for the Motor Vehicle Use
Map (MVUM).
 pbs_roads: line feature class containing all roads and trails. These roads were
used to create the USGS quad maps which includes all roads and trails, either
system or non-system.
streams_waterbodies.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o water_blm: feature dataset from the San Luis Resource Area, BLM
 blm_riparian_monitoring: line feature class containing riparian regions.
 blm_springs_wells: point feature class containing springs and water wells.
o water_linear_hydro: feature dataset.
 closed_basin_streams: line feature class containing streams in the San Luis
Valley in South Central Colorado. This is a unique stream system in that it is a
very large network of linear hydrologic features which drain into the upper San
Luis Valley and have no outlet. The terminus for this system is just west of the
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
 linear_hydro_lhydro: line feature class containing streams.
 shydro: line feature class containing major supplementary hydrologic features.
This includes all manmade hydrologic features such as ditches.
 streams: line feature class containing streams.
 streams_NHD: line feature class containing data from the National Hydrology
Dataset (NHD) such as streams/rivers, lakes/ponds, canals/ditches, reservoirs,
springs/seeps, swamps/marshes, and artificial paths.
o water_polygons: feature dataset.
 lakes_blm: polygon feature class containing lakes.
 lakes_fs: polygon feature class containing lakes and large streams.
 springs_water_developments: point feature class containing streams and water
developments.
 water_polygons_phydro: polygon feature class containing lakes and large
streams.
trails.mdb: personal geodatabase.
o trails: feature dataset.
 motorized_trails_2009: line feature class containing motorized trails.
 trails_2005_gstc: line feature class containing trails.
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San Juan National Forest
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian janicewilson@fs.fed.us 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
sjnf__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
sjnf__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters
o sj_east: eastern portion of the San Juan National Forest.
o sj_west: western portion of the San Juan National Forest.
sjnf: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
sjnf_ROS: A polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) as
defined by the Forest Plan.
Jessey Ramirez, GIS Specialist, jeramirez@fs.fed.us, 970-385-1236
Meeting: 8/17/2009
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/sanjuan/jessey/ :
dusty_vaughn_request.gdb: file geodatabase.
o vector: feature dataset.
 clc_landscape_bdy: polygon feature class containing the boundary of the land
unit scale defined by the San Juan National Forest to be used with the Current
Landscape Condition (CLC) assessment. It is the smallest geographical unit in a
multi-scale hierarchical analysis framework of ecological units. It is an
equivalent alternative to the Landtype Association (LTA) land unit scale.
 CO_roadless_rule_DRAFT07092009: polygon feature class containing roadless
areas.
 colorado_trail: line feature class containing the Colorado Trail.
 dispersed_campsites: point feature class containing Wilderness campsites
within the Weminuche, South San Juan, Lizard Head, La Garita and Sangre de
Cristo Wilderness Areas and the Piedra Wilderness Study Area.
 ex_scen_integ: polygon feature class containing the Scenery Management
System Existing Scenic Integrity, within or in close proximity to an administrative
unit, depicting up to six levels of Existing Scenic Integrity.
 gates: point feature class containing gates.
 meadow_health: point feature class containing Meadow Health surveys within
Wilderness Areas.
 mgt_areas_current: polygon feature class containing the Management Areas as
defined in the 1992 amended Forest Management Plan.
 mgt_areas_draft_plan: polygon feature class containing a working draft of the
Management Areas.
 national_trails: line feature class containing nationally recognized/designated
scenic, historic and recreation trails.
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nhd_streams: line feature class containing NHD stream coverage as put
together by Nancy Lee (University of Wyoming) and used for the San Juan NF
Aquatic assessment (2004 - 2005).
other_roads: line feature class containing all non-Forest Service managed
roads. Some have been gps'd and verified, and their attributes will indicate
such. Many still need verification.
outfitter_camps: point feature class containing known outfitter guide campsite
locations.
rec_mgt_area: polygon feature class containing the Recreation Management
Areas.
rec_residence: point feature class containing recreation residences (summer
homes).
rec_site_pl: polygon feature class containing developed recreation sites.
rec_site_pt: point feature class containing developed recreation sites.
road_maint_levels082409: line feature class containing maintenance levels of
all Forest Service roads.
roadless_rare2: polygon feature class containing the roadless areas as modified
from the original 1998 coverage representing 1978 RARE2 areas. This layer was
modified for the President's 2000 Roadless Initiative.
ros: polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum
(ROS).
scen_classes: polygon feature class containing the scenic classification for the
Scenery Management System (SMS).
scenic_attractiveness: polygon feature class containing the scenic
attractiveness classification for the Scenery Management System (SMS).
scenic_historic_byways: line feature class containing Scenic and Historic
Byways.
scenic_historic_byways_poly: polygon feature class containing Scenic and
Historic Byways.
scenic_integrity: polygon feature class containing the scenic integrity
classification for the Scenery Management System (SMS).
sj_ditch: line feature class containing ditches.
sj_diversion_ditch: point feature class containing diversion ditches. Diversions
are identified by headgates, flumes, etc.
sj_generic_ditch: point feature class containing generic points along the ditch
locations. Generic points include fencelines, storage tanks, flumes, range corrals
and other "generic" points identified along the ditch.
sj_split_ditch: point feature class containing split ditch locations. Split ditch
locations are points that the surveyed ditch appears to split.
sj_water_rights_structures: point feature class containing water right points
obtained from the State of Colorado.
sj_water_rights_use: point feature class containing water rights and uses.
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special_areas: polygon feature class containing special areas.
special_uses_ln: line feature class containing special use linear features.
special_uses_lnAnno: annotation for special_uses_ln.
special_uses_poly: polygon feature class containing special use polygon
features.
 special_uses_polyAnno: annotation for special_uses_poly.
 special_uses_pt: point feature class containing special use points.
 special_uses_ptAnno: annotation for special_uses_pt.
 SurfaceOwnership: polygon feature class containing land ownership covering
the San Juan Public Lands.
 travel_route_trail: line feature class containing trails.
 wilderness: polygon feature class containing Wilderness Areas.
meter_10_dem: 10 meter DEM.
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White River National Forest
Janice Wilson, Region 2 GIS Librarian janicewilson@fs.fed.us 303-275-5213
Files transferred via ftp://ftp2.fs.fed.us/incoming/r2/RO/CO_Wilderness_GIS/ :
wrnf__nfs_roads: A line feature class containing National Forest system roads (June 2009).
wrnf__nfs_trails: A line feature class containing National Forest system trails (June 2009).
Visitor Maps: georeferenced rasters
o wr_east: eastern portion of the White River National Forest.
o wr_west: western portion of the White River National Forest.
wrnf: A 30 meter DEM (digital elevation model) raster.
wrnf_ROS: A polygon feature class containing the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) as
defined by the Forest Plan.
Bruce Davidson, GIS Specialist, bldavidson@fs.fed.us, 970-945-3280
Meeting: 7/28/2009
Files collected at the White River National Forest Supervisor’s Office:
Constructed_Features: polygon feature class containing constructed water features such as
ditches, dams, reservoirs, etc from the Automated Land Process (ALP).
dev_rec_site_040907: point feature class containing region-wide developed recreation sites
such as boating sites, campgrounds, day use areas, fire lookouts, fishing sites, interpretive sites,
observation sites, picnic areas, playgrounds, ski areas, swimming areas, and trailheads.
ditch_bill: line feature class containing locations of the Ditch Bill Applicants under Special Use
Permit analysis.
elevation: 30 meter DEM.
ex_scen_integ_pat: polygon feature class containing Existing Scenic Integrity classifications of
the Scenery Management System (SMS).
Management_Areas: polygon feature class containing Management Areas of the 2002 Land and
Resource Management Plan from the Automated Land Process (ALP).
Recreation_Sites: point feature class containing developed recreation sites such as
campgrounds, picnic sites, hotels/lodges/resorts, and trailheads.
Roadless_Areas: polygon feature class containing inventoried roadless areas.
ROS_Summer_PAT: polygon feature class containing the Summer Recreation Opportunity
Spectrum (ROS) as determined by the 2002 revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
ROS_Winter_PAT: polygon feature class containing the Winter Recreation Opportunity
Spectrum (ROS) as determined by the 2002 revised Land and Resource Management Plan.
scen_integ_ob_pat: polygon feature class containing Scenic Integrity Objective polygons
depicting Land and Resource Management Plan Scenic Integrity Objectives.
SpecialInterestManagementArea: polygon feature class containing special interest
management areas such as conservation easements, experimental forests, geologic areas,
recreation areas, research natural areas, wetlands, and zoological areas from the Automated
Land Process (ALP).
SpecialUse: polygon feature class containing special use areas such as road right-of-ways from
the Automated Land Process (ALP).
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WILD: polygon feature class containing wilderness from the Automated Land Process (ALP).
Withdrawal: polygon feature class containing mineral and stock driveway withdrawals from the
Automated Land Process (ALP).
WRNF_Lakes: polygon feature class containing waterbodies such as lakes/ponds,
swamps/marshes and other 2 dimensional hydrographic features.
wrnf_roads: line feature class containing roads.
WRNF_Streams: line feature class containing natural hydrological features of a linear nature,
including perennial, intermittent, and crenulated streams.
wrnf_trails: line feature class containing trails.
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Appendix B: Campsite Data Inventory Questionnaire
Name:__________________________________
Wilderness Area:_________________________
1. Have campsites been inventoried across the entire portion of the wilderness you are responsible
for—or just a part of it (like the east half but not the west)?
a.
Which portions have and have not been inventoried?
2. In the portions that have been inventoried, have campsites been inventoried in likely off-trail
destinations or has the inventory been confined to trail corridors?
a. Which trails have not been inventoried, if any?
b. Which likely off-trail destinations have and have not been inventoried?
3. In those places where campsites have been inventoried (whether along trails or off-trail), have
personnel wandered around and tried to find and inventory all campsites? Or have any of the
following been done:
a.
Not searched widely for campsites (some are located and some are not)
b. Lightly-impacted campsites not inventoried
c. Only monitored sites that were recorded in a previous inventory
4. When were campsites first monitored and how frequently have they been monitored since?
This will probably vary across the wilderness - just to get a general sense (e.g. these two drainages
have been monitored twice—first in 1980 and then in 2000; everywhere else just once in 2000).
5. What monitoring protocol was used?
Can I obtain a copy of a filled-out form, for verification of what was done?
6. Where are the data and are they in electronic format?
(1) Where to obtain the data?
(2) How much work is involved in data entry?
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Appendix C: Campsite Inventory Condition-Effort Ratings
Wilderness Areas
Ranger Districts
Rank
Wilderness Area
1
Mount Sneffels
Rating
NA
Rank
1
Ranger District
Aspen/Sopris
Contact
Martha Moran
Rating
232
2
Collegiate Peaks
126
2
Leadville/Salida/South Park
Chris Prew
3
Maroon Bells-Snowmass
86
3
Saguache
Kristi Murphy
53
4
Hunter-Fryingpan
62
4
Gunnison
Kai Allen
50
5
Indian Peaks
55
5
Boulder
Glen Cook
46
Vic Ullrey
44
142
6
Mount Massive
53
6
Paonia
7
La Garita
46
7
Canyon Lakes
Kevin Cannon
39
8
Holy Cross
45
8
Parks
Jon Myers
37
9
West Elk
38
9
Sulphur
Mike Ricketts
32
10
Uncompahgre
35
10
San Carlos/Salida
Carl Bauer
26
T-11
Mount Zirkel
32
11
Clear Creek/South Platte
Ralph Bradt
24
T-11
Sangre de Cristo
32
12
Mancos/Dolores
Lloyd McNeil
21
13
Weminuche
29
T-13
Ouray
Kris Ann Wist
20
John Anarella
20
T-14
Flat Tops
26
T-13
Yampa
T-14
Lizard Head
26
15
Pagosa
Dave Baker/Ros Wu
19
16
Raggeds
25
T-16
Dillan
Cindy Ebbert
17
17
Buffalo Peaks
23
T-16
Eagle/Holy Cross
Sam Massman
17
18
Eagles Nest
17
T-18
Columbine
Dave Baker/Nancy Berry
13
T-19
Lost Creek
16
T-18
Divide
Lisa McClure
13
T-19
Never Summer
16
20
Blanco/Rifle
Ron Taussig
8
21
South San Juan
15
21
Conejos Peak
Antonio Lucero
6
Kathy Peckham
5
Steve McCone
2
T-22
Cache la Poudre
11
22
Norwood
T-22
Comanche Peak
11
23
Hahn Peak/Bears Ears
24
Vasquez Peak
10
T-25
Greenhorn
9
T-25
Neota
9
27
Rawah
8
28
Mount Evans
6
T-29
James Peak
4
T-29
Sarvis Creek
4
31
Fossil Ridge
3
T-32
Byers Peak
2
T-32
Powderhorn
2
T-32
Ptarmigan Peak
2
T-32
Spanish Peaks
2
T = Tied
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Appendix D: Campsite Inventory Figures
Figure 1: Number of campsite inventories conducted in Colorado's
Wilderness Areas within each year
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Number
50
40
30
20
10
2009
2004
1999
1994
1989
1984
1979
1974
1969
1964
0
Year
Inventories Conducted
Ranger Districts with existing Wilderness Areas
Figure 2: Number of campsite inventories conducted in Colorado's
Wilderness Areas within each year including 5-year data legacy
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40
30
20
10
2009
2004
1999
1994
1989
1984
1979
1974
1969
0
1964
Number
50
Year
Inventories Conducted
Ranger Districts with existing Wilderness Areas
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Figure 3: Number of Wilderness Areas in Colorado with complete*
campsite inventories (including 5-year data legacy)
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30
Number
25
20
15
10
5
2009
2004
1999
1994
1989
1984
1979
1974
1969
1964
0
Year
Inventories Conducted
Existing Wilderness Areas
*complete = inventory conducted in every Ranger District within a Wilderness Area.
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