Southern California Forest Service (USFS) Scenic Classes

This dataset represents Scenic Classes from the Scenery Management System (SMS) for National Forests in southern California. The SMS is a tool for integrating the benefits, values, desires, and preferences regarding aesthetics and scenery for all levels of land and resource management planning. People are concerned about the quality of their environment and the aesthetic values of landscapes, particularly the scenery and spiritual values. Scenic integrity objectives have been designated for all areas of the national forest. At the project level, all national forest activities are subject to review of the scenic integrity objectives