In a report released by The Washington Examiner, Maine is a national leader in the amount of permanently protected lands.
Currently there are 1.3 million acres of reserved lands identified as state & national parks or through easements on private land, which guarantee public access for recreation.
In addition, the public has access to some of the 2 million acres owned by private conservation organizations or preserved through easements, bringing the total to 3.3 millions acres.
The 3.3 million total acres comprise nearly 17.8% of Maine’s total land., which represents and increase of 6% conserved lands in 2003.
Maine is 95 percent privately owned.
Posted by: Michael Sosnowski
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