County-level eastern U.S. forest loss since 2010

<p>This dataset provides a county-level assessment of permanent and temporary forest loss across the eastern United States between 2010 and 2022. Forest change is identified by integrating the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), LANDFIRE Existing Vegetation data, and the Landscape Change Monitoring System (LCMS). Deforestation is classified as either temporary (forest to disturbed to non-barren/non-impervious) or permanent (forest to disturbed to barren or impervious). County-level metrics summarize the extent of permanent deforestation relative to forest cover in 2010 and contextualize losses with land value estimates derived from Nolte (2020).</p>