Land by the Numbers

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


2,404,536 acres

2,753,111 acres

1970
Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands


2008
Adirondack Conservation Easement Lands


0 acres

580,443 acres

* Source – Adirondack Life Magazine January 2009