Table 3-7.  Protected and unprotected land in the Highlands, by resource type and conservation value

 

 

Resource and

Conservation Value

Protected land*

Unprotected land**

Total acres

 

Acres

Percent of Total

Acres

Percent of Total

 

 

 

Quality water supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest value

10,367.56

5.31

184,849.17

94.69

195,216.73

 

2

Lower value

140,774.02

26.32

394,145.43

73.68

534,919.45

 

3

Medium value

71,587.05

23.50

233,074.62

76.50

304,661.67

 

4

Higher value

37,248.98

15.66

200,540.17

84.34

237,789.15

 

5

Highest value

51,642.76

36.07

91,538.45

63.93

143,181.21

 

 

Totals

311,620.37

--

1,104,147.84

--

1,415,768.21

 

Productive forest

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest value

12,015.72

11.62

91,374.11

88.38

103,389.83

 

2

Lower value

22,994.42

13.52

147,054.43

86.48

170,048.85

 

3

Medium value

23,009.10

21.99

81,605.45

78.01

104,614.55

 

4

Higher value

97,719.23

46.10

114,259.11

53.90

211,978.34

 

5

Highest value

87,894.75

55.71

69,889.96

44.29

157,784.71

 

 

Totals

243,633.22

--

504,183.06

--

747,816.28

 

 

 

Contiguous interior forest habitat***

197,527.62

47.46

218,654.82

52.54

416,182.44

 

 

Biodiversity*

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest value

25,136.74

15.10

141,362.92

84.90

166,499.66

 

2

Lower value

3,731.10

18.20

16,770.50

81.80

20,501.60

 

3

Moderate value

33,158.94

15.77

177,136.77

84.23

210,295.71

 

4

Higher value

125,781.56

36.76

216,371.28

63.24

342,152.84

 

5

Highest value

89,321.63

44.91

109,566.60

55.09

198,888.23

 

 

Totals

277,129.97

--

661,208.07

--

938,338.04

 

Productive farmland

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest conservation value

2,129.42

9.15

21,149.66

90.85

23,279.08

 

2

Lower value

510.17

3.00

16,502.07

97.00

17,012.24

 

3

Medium value

4,347.13

8.57

46,375.14

91.43

50,722.27

 

4

Higher value

1,190.25

3.04

37,916.61

96.96

39,106.86

 

5

Highest value

9,586.07

90.19

1,042.81

9.81

10,628.88

 

 

Totals

17,763.04

--

122,986.29

--

140,749.33

 

 

Recreation

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest value

597.35

0.39

152,149.70

99.61

152,747.05

 

2

Lower value

1,778.26

0.74

237,427.76

99.26

239,206.02

 

3

Medium value

2,291.99

0.61

372,797.39

99.39

375,089.38

 

4

Higher value

26,210.68

18.92

112,346.74

81.08

138,557.42

 

5

Highest value

280,132.73

83.06

57,138.34

16.94

337,271.07

 

 

Totals

311,011.01

--

931,859.93

--

1,242,870.94

 

 

Conservation Values Assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Lowest value

745.24

0.24

313,449.57

99.76

314,194.81

 

2

Lower value

14,448.04

5.40

253,042.93

94.60

267,490.97

 

3

Medium value

39,367.51

13.37

255,042.92

86.63

294,410.43

 

4

Higher value

62,041.46

23.74

199,274.75

76.26

261,316.21

 

5

Highest value

195,073.06

69.50

85,614.10

30.50

280,687.16

 

 

Totals

311,675.31

--

1,106,424.27

--

1,418,099.58

 

 

 

*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.