Table 4. Areas of public/conservation lands by land ownership, category and biophysical regions4
Biophysical Region Total Acres Federal Land Acres State Land Acres Other Conservation Land Acres Total Public/Conservation Land Acres % Public/Conservation Lands to Total Acres Private LandAcres
Champlain Valley 975,075 18,124 18,950 32,892 69,966 7.2% 905,109
Northeastern Highlands 538,346 1,981 33,384 42,317 77,682 14.4% 460,664
Northern Green Mountains 1,156,697 83,463 108,530 38,816 230,809 20.0% 925,888
Northern VT Piedmont 1,118,034 0 53,389 23,964 77,353 6.9% 1,040,681
Southern Green Mountains 926,916 268,002 65,275 6,448 339,725 36.7% 587,191
Southern VT Piedmont 646,943 6,039 9,478 9,875 25,392 3.9% 621,551
Taconic Mountains 423,545 4,285 11,535 18,952 34,772 8.2% 388,773
Vermont Valley 146,990 8,533 3,032 2,336 13,901 9.5% 133,089
Totals 5,932,546 390,427 303,573 175,600 869,600 14.7% 5,062,946