Biodiversity Guide - The Intertwine

egional conservation strategybiodiversity guidefigure A-6Public LandsSt. HelensLaCenterRidgefieldScappooseBattleGroundBanksVancouverForestGroveCorneliusHillsboroPortlandCamasWashougalTroutdaleGreshamAlthoughcomprehensiveland ownership datais available, landprotection data is not.Not all public lands areundeveloped, protectedfrom development, ormanaged for conservationpurposes. Many parcels inpublic ownership—such as parks,golf courses, schools, andforests—have mixed uses and values.For this publication, the term'publicly owned' refers to all“undeveloped” tax lots of federal,state, regional, county and city-ownedNewbergWoodburnBeavertonTigardTualatinSherwoodWilsonvillelands including: golf courses, parks, schools, farms, and specialdistricts, as well as obviously natural and semi-natural landscapes.It excludes lands owned by non-profits and private entities.LakeOswegoMilwaukieCanbyOregonCityMolallaHappyValleyDamascusEstacadaSandyPublic lands in the RCS:- 13% of total acreage- 9% of urban acreage (UBGs, UGAs)- 14% of non-urban acreageFederal: 3.8%State: 6.1%Local, regional, and special districts: 3.2%Federal: 0.2%State: 0.5%Local, regional, and special districts: 8.2%Federal: 4.8%State: 7.5%Local, regional, and special districts: 1.9%170