Around 14% of the world inwards the USA is protected. This includes to a greater extent than than 3 billion acres of the world managed yesteryear almost 15,100 agencies too nongovernmental organizations, consisting of 200,000 assort parks too protected areas.
The Protected Lands Database of the U.S. (PAD-US) records all the world areas which are held inwards populace trust inwards the United States. This includes populace lands managed yesteryear authorities agencies, preserves owned yesteryear nonprofits or mortal lands protected yesteryear conservation easement. This database of protected the world is maintained too published yesteryear the U.S. Geological Survey.
ProtectedLands.net has used the PAD-US to create an interactive map of America's populace land. On the map protected the world is color-coded yesteryear administration type. Federal protected the world makes upward the bulk of protected the world inwards the USA. However the map equally good shows protected the world which is managed yesteryear the the world or local government, native Americans, too non-government agencies. If y'all click on an expanse of protected the world on the map y'all tin persuasion its name, designation too size inwards acres.
ProtectedLands.net equally good allows y'all to generate reports at the state, county or metropolis level. For example, if y'all pick out a the world on the map y'all tin persuasion a study showing the size of the state, the size of all protected lands too what pct of the the world is protected. The study outlines the issue of acres of each administration type of protected the world inwards the the world too the percentages of each type.
The USGS's ain interactive map the Protected Areas Viewer equally good allows y'all to explore protected lands inwards the USA.
