Table 3-7. Protected
and unprotected land in the Highlands, by resource type and conservation value
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Resource and Conservation Value |
Protected
land* |
Unprotected
land** |
Total acres |
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Acres |
Percent of Total |
Acres |
Percent of Total |
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Quality
water supply |
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1 |
Lowest value |
10,367.56 |
5.31 |
184,849.17 |
94.69 |
195,216.73 |
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2 |
Lower value |
140,774.02 |
26.32 |
394,145.43 |
73.68 |
534,919.45 |
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3 |
Medium value |
71,587.05 |
23.50 |
233,074.62 |
76.50 |
304,661.67 |
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4 |
Higher value |
37,248.98 |
15.66 |
200,540.17 |
84.34 |
237,789.15 |
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|
5 |
Highest value |
51,642.76 |
36.07 |
91,538.45 |
63.93 |
143,181.21 |
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Totals
|
311,620.37 |
-- |
1,104,147.84 |
-- |
1,415,768.21 |
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Productive
forest |
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1 |
Lowest value |
12,015.72 |
11.62 |
91,374.11 |
88.38 |
103,389.83 |
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2 |
Lower value |
22,994.42 |
13.52 |
147,054.43 |
86.48 |
170,048.85 |
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|
3 |
Medium value |
23,009.10 |
21.99 |
81,605.45 |
78.01 |
104,614.55 |
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4 |
Higher value |
97,719.23 |
46.10 |
114,259.11 |
53.90 |
211,978.34 |
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5 |
Highest value |
87,894.75 |
55.71 |
69,889.96 |
44.29 |
157,784.71 |
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Totals
|
243,633.22 |
-- |
504,183.06 |
-- |
747,816.28 |
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|
Contiguous interior forest habitat*** |
197,527.62 |
47.46 |
218,654.82 |
52.54 |
416,182.44 |
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Biodiversity* |
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1 |
Lowest value |
25,136.74 |
15.10 |
141,362.92 |
84.90 |
166,499.66 |
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2 |
Lower value |
3,731.10 |
18.20 |
16,770.50 |
81.80 |
20,501.60 |
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3 |
Moderate value |
33,158.94 |
15.77 |
177,136.77 |
84.23 |
210,295.71 |
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|
4 |
Higher value |
125,781.56 |
36.76 |
216,371.28 |
63.24 |
342,152.84 |
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|
5 |
Highest value |
89,321.63 |
44.91 |
109,566.60 |
55.09 |
198,888.23 |
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|
Totals
|
277,129.97 |
-- |
661,208.07 |
-- |
938,338.04 |
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|
Productive
farmland |
|
|
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|
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1 |
Lowest conservation value |
2,129.42 |
9.15 |
21,149.66 |
90.85 |
23,279.08 |
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2 |
Lower value |
510.17 |
3.00 |
16,502.07 |
97.00 |
17,012.24 |
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3 |
Medium value |
4,347.13 |
8.57 |
46,375.14 |
91.43 |
50,722.27 |
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4 |
Higher value |
1,190.25 |
3.04 |
37,916.61 |
96.96 |
39,106.86 |
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5 |
Highest value |
9,586.07 |
90.19 |
1,042.81 |
9.81 |
10,628.88 |
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Totals
|
17,763.04 |
-- |
122,986.29 |
-- |
140,749.33 |
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Recreation
|
|
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|
|
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1 |
Lowest value |
597.35 |
0.39 |
152,149.70 |
99.61 |
152,747.05 |
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2 |
Lower value |
1,778.26 |
0.74 |
237,427.76 |
99.26 |
239,206.02 |
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3 |
Medium value |
2,291.99 |
0.61 |
372,797.39 |
99.39 |
375,089.38 |
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4 |
Higher value |
26,210.68 |
18.92 |
112,346.74 |
81.08 |
138,557.42 |
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5 |
Highest value |
280,132.73 |
83.06 |
57,138.34 |
16.94 |
337,271.07 |
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Totals
|
311,011.01 |
-- |
931,859.93 |
-- |
1,242,870.94 |
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Conservation
Values Assessment |
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1 |
Lowest value |
745.24 |
0.24 |
313,449.57 |
99.76 |
314,194.81 |
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2 |
Lower value |
14,448.04 |
5.40 |
253,042.93 |
94.60 |
267,490.97 |
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3 |
Medium value |
39,367.51 |
13.37 |
255,042.92 |
86.63 |
294,410.43 |
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4 |
Higher value |
62,041.46 |
23.74 |
199,274.75 |
76.26 |
261,316.21 |
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5 |
Highest value |
195,073.06 |
69.50 |
85,614.10 |
30.50 |
280,687.16 |
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Totals
|
311,675.31 |
-- |
1,106,424.27 |
-- |
1,418,099.58 |
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*Protected land is presently
in conservation ownership.
**Unprotected land is not permanently
protected as open space or conservation land.
***Contiguous interior
forest habitat was analyzed separately as a result of feedback received from
the public and the work group for this study, due to the importance of interior
forest in supporting habitat requirements for mammals and neotropical songbirds
throughout the Highlands region.