Table 4. Areas of public/conservation lands by land ownership, category and biophysical regions4 |
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| 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 |