Land Preservation
Graphs and Tables at a Glance
Acreage Preserved in Virginia, 2003-2012
| Fiscal Year | Total Statewide Acreage Preserved |
Annual Acreage Preserved |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3,134,522 | 48,196 |
| 2004 | 3,174,019 | 39,497 |
| 2005 | 3,243,079 | 69,060 |
| 2006 | 3,313,584 | 70,505 |
| 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 |
| Source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Conservation Lands Database | ||
Preserved Land by Virginia Region, 2010-2012
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||
| Central | 937.53 | 10.1% | 957.20 | 10.3% | 987.11 | 10.7% |
| Eastern | 290.55 | 14.7% | 292.43 | 14.8% | 299.72 | 15.2% |
| Northern | 565.20 | 18.6% | 569.98 | 18.8% | 579.93 | 19.1% |
| Southside | 176.93 | 2.8% | 182.03 | 2.9% | 192.75 | 3.0% |
| Southwest | 819.45 | 12.9% | 827.82 | 13.0% | 835.97 | 13.1% |
| Hampton Roads | 332.15 | 14.0% | 332.73 | 14.0% | 341.75 | 14.4% |
| Valley | 1,853.85 | 36.2% | 1,859.28 | 36.3% | 1,873.0 | 36.5% |
| West Central | 806.52 | 15.9% | 814.43 | 16.0% | 824.03 | 16.2% |
| Virginia | 5,782.17 | 14.6% | 5,835.90 | 14.7% | 5,935.07 | 15.0% |
| Source: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's Conservation Lands Database | ||||||
