What is Recreation Facility Analysis?
Recreation Facility Analysis is an analysis tool developed nationally to help forests align their developed recreation sites with the unique characteristics of the forest, projected recreation demand, visitor expectations, and revenue. National forests across the country have undertaken this process. Recreation Facility Analysis is driven by three strategic goals: Provide recreation opportunities best suited for the national forest; Operate and maintain recreation sites to meet national quality standards; Eliminate/reduce recreation-site deferred maintenance. A seven-step process is used to evaluate and prioritize sites for action. The results are contained in a 5-year Program Of Work which was approved by the Regional Forester in November 2007.. Public feedback continues to be incorporated in specific projects associated with the Program of Work to ensure the actions taken are responsive to visitor needs. Annually, phases of the program of work will be implemented.
