The purpose of the Forest Legacy Program (8.7mb) is to identify and protect environmentally important private forest areas that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses.

Additional benefits of the program include the protection of important scenic, cultural, and recreational resources; preservation of traditional forest uses such as timber management, grazing, and hunting; and conservation of riparian areas, wildlife habitat, and other precious ecological values. In 2003, Arizona expressed interest in participating in the U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program.
The report can be accessed here (8.7mb)