Land Preservation
Graphs and Tables at a Glance
Acreage Preserved in Virginia, 2007-2016
| Fiscal Year | Total Statewide Acreage Preserved |
Annual Acreage Preserved |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3,411,172 | 97,587 |
| 2008 | 3,504,983 | 93,811 |
| 2009 | 3,594,437 | 89,454 |
| 2010 | 3,700,687 | 106,249 |
| 2011 | 3,734,975 | 34,289 |
| 2012 | 3,798,442 | 63,467 |
| 2013 | 3,841,509 | 43,066 |
| 2014 | 3,915,505 | 73,996 |
| 2015 | 3,955,531 | 40,026 |
| 2016 | 3,987,712 | 32,181 |
| Source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Conservation Lands Database | ||
Preserved Land by Virginia Region, 2014-2016
| Region | Preserved
Land (in sq. miles) |
Preserved
Land as Percent of Total |
Preserved
Land (in sq. miles) |
Preserved
Land as Percent of Total |
Preserved
Land (in sq. miles) |
Preserved
Land as Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||
| Central | 1,041.75 | 11.3% | 1,063.67 | 11.5% | 1,085.39 | 11.7% |
| Eastern | 317.45 | 16.1% | 321.89 | 16.3% | 324.61 | 16.4% |
| Hampton Roads | 353.80 | 14.9% | 353.90 | 14.9% | 355.11 | 15.0% |
| Northern | 592.33 | 19.5% | 600.43 | 19.8% | 605.63 | 19.9% |
| Southside | 227.10 | 3.6% | 239.04 | 3.7% | 247.92 | 3.9% |
| Southwest | 852.96 | 13.4% | 856.98 | 13.5% | 860.10 | 13.5% |
| Valley | 1,893.81 | 36.9% | 1898.66 | 37.0% | 1,902.43 | 37.1% |
| West Central | 838.78 | 16.5% | 845.93 | 16.7% | 849.61 | 16.7% |
| Virginia | 6,117.98 | 15.5% | 6180.52 | 15.6% | 6,230.80 | 15.7% |
| Source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Conservation Lands Database | ||||||
