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National Wilderness Areas: Legal Status (Feature Layer)

Published by U.S. Forest Service | Department of Agriculture | Metadata Last Checked: July 14, 2025 | Last Modified: 2022-08-25
The Land Status view of National Forest System land parcels that have legal descriptions such as National Wilderness Area, Primitive Area, or Wilderness Study Area. Areas designated by Congress as a part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, with related details including the date of the designation, status of the final boundary description, authority, and land status case and document. <a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/meta/S_USA.WildernessStatus.xml' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata</a>

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