Iconic places of the U.S. Forest Service : values, conditions, challenges, and opportunities

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to introduce the reader to the U.S. Forest Service’s iconic places and to provide basic information about the values they protect, their conditions, their management practices, and the challenges and opportunities that they face. Iconic places include national recreation areas, national scenic areas, national monuments, and others that have been protected either through congressional legislation or presidential proclamation. Reported information is drawn from a 2016–2017 survey of U.S. Forest Service site managers for 41 iconic places across the United States.