Mapping America's Protected Land

Around 14% of dry soil inwards the U.S. is protected. This includes to a greater extent than than 3 billion acres of dry soil managed yesteryear virtually 15,100 agencies in addition to nongovernmental organizations, consisting of 200,000 variety out parks in addition to protected areas.

The Protected Lands Database of the U.S. (PAD-US) records all dry soil areas which are held inwards world trust inwards the United States. This includes world lands managed yesteryear authorities agencies, preserves owned yesteryear nonprofits or somebody lands protected yesteryear conservation easement. This database of protected dry soil is maintained in addition to published yesteryear the U.S. Geological Survey.

ProtectedLands.net has used the PAD-US to create an interactive map of America's world land. On the map protected dry soil is color-coded yesteryear management type. Federal protected dry soil makes upwardly the bulk of protected dry soil inwards the USA. However the map besides shows protected dry soil which is managed yesteryear the nation or local government, native Americans, in addition to non-government agencies. If you lot click on an expanse of protected dry soil on the map you lot tin persuasion its name, designation in addition to size inwards acres.

ProtectedLands.net besides allows you lot to generate reports at the state, county or urban gist level. For example, if you lot lead a nation on the map you lot tin persuasion a study showing the size of the state, the size of all protected lands in addition to what per centum of the nation is protected. The study outlines the issue of acres of each management type of protected dry soil inwards the nation in addition to the percentages of each type.

The USGS's ain interactive map the Protected Areas Viewer besides allows you lot to explore protected lands inwards the USA.