This little graphic is pretty interesting. It shows the amount of land preserved over the last 38 years in the Adirondacks. The total forest preserve has grown by 348,575 acres and the total conservation easement lands have grown by 580,443 acres. That’s an increase of almost a million acres of land over the last 38 years. That’s almost twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Now that’s growth. Let’s just hope the state of NY keeps paying its property taxes.
1970 Adirondack Forest Preserve |
2008 Adirondack Forest Preserve |
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2,404,536 acres |
2,753,111 acres |
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1970 Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands |
2008 Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands |
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0 acres |
580,443 acres |
* Source – Adirondack Life Magazine January 2009