The Forever Wild Land Trust - Alabama Department of Conservation ...
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<strong>Conservation</strong><br />
Acres Acquired by<br />
State and Federal<br />
Programs in the<br />
Southeast<br />
1998-2005<br />
(Figure 1)<br />
2,000,000<br />
1,800,000<br />
1,600,000<br />
1,400,000<br />
1,200,000<br />
1,863,841<br />
Total acreage <strong>of</strong> conservation<br />
lands acquired by state and<br />
federal programs from 1998-<br />
2005. Program directives vary<br />
by state (e.g. preservation <strong>of</strong><br />
natural lands and wetlands,<br />
creation <strong>of</strong> parklands, trails,<br />
greenways, fee simple<br />
purchase vs. conservation<br />
easement, etc.). Data was<br />
obtained from the <strong>Trust</strong> for<br />
Public <strong>Land</strong>’s <strong>Conservation</strong><br />
Almanac, available online at<br />
www.conservationalmanac.org.<br />
1,000,000<br />
800,000<br />
600,000<br />
400,000<br />
200,000<br />
0<br />
464,783<br />
498,928<br />
369,680<br />
296,809<br />
116,702<br />
142,337<br />
29,802<br />
117,079<br />
AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN VA<br />
<strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Land</strong><br />
Acquisition Costs in<br />
Southeastern States<br />
1998-2005<br />
(Figure 2)<br />
Total cost <strong>of</strong> conservation<br />
lands acquired by state and<br />
federal programs from 1998-<br />
2005. Program directives vary<br />
by state (e.g. preservation <strong>of</strong><br />
natural lands and wetlands,<br />
creation <strong>of</strong> parklands, trails,<br />
greenways, fee simple<br />
purchase vs. conservation<br />
easement, etc.). Data was<br />
obtained from the <strong>Trust</strong> for<br />
Public <strong>Land</strong>’s <strong>Conservation</strong><br />
Almanac, available online at<br />
www.conservationalmanac.org.<br />
$4,000,000,000<br />
$3,500,000,000<br />
$3,000,000,000<br />
$2,500,000,000<br />
$2,000,000,000<br />
$1,500,000,000<br />
$1,000,000,000<br />
$500,000,000<br />
0<br />
$3,654,385,966<br />
$907,339,404<br />
$226,209,283<br />
$364,544,651<br />
$91,867,288<br />
$63,704,616 $77,267,729 $153,251,425 $116,668,911<br />
AL FL GA KY MS NC SC TN VA<br />
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