Indicator 6.43: Percent of Forests Managed Primarily to Protect Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Needs and Values, 2010–2024
People can attribute meaning to natural phenomena of forests but can also be connected to forests via cultural knowledge, shared experiences, or worldviews. This indicator report, tiered to the 2030 National Report on Sustainable Forests, focuses on identifying forests in the United States that are protected, and thus capable of fulfilling social, cultural, or spiritual needs.
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Researching visitation dynamics in Southern California national forests
The Gonzalez and Juaregui families cool their feet in Lytle Creek. USDA Forest Service photo by Gus Bahena.
CALIFORNIA—The stress of the pandemic propelled many people to get outdoors and spend time in nature. Some recreated in their national forests for the first time. Along with the…