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Land Conservation

Lands Protected

One goal of the program was to protect between 5,000 and 10,000 acres of land. Protected and in-progress projects total an estimated 9,175 acres. See theLandConservationMapSummary.pdf2012 Land Conservation Map Summary

As of October 2012, these acres are broken down as follows:

  • 35 natural area projects, totaling 2,651 acres
  • 2 in-progress natural area projects, totaling 127 acres
  • 7 new natural area projects, totaling 161 acres preliminarily approved
  • 45 farmland projects, totaling 5,312 acres
  • 8 in-progress farmland projects, totaling 1,085 acres
  • 6 new farmland projects, totaling 524 acres

Last updated: 12/20/2012 3:37 AM