Enhancing data for protected areas in the U.S.

We are creating a spatially explicit inventory that lets any user – from the general public to professional land managers – know exactly what lands are protected anywhere in the United States and allows them to easily use this inventory in conservation, land management, planning, recreation and other uses

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Florida

The Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI), a non-profit organization administered by Florida State University is the central conservation lands data repository for the state of Florida and serves as the PAD-US State... Learn more >>

Virginia

The Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Recreation maintains the state's Conservation Lands Database, which includes protected areas data for federal, state and regional agencies and organizations, and also includes significant easement holdings.... Learn more >>

Montana

Easement data (along with all other protected lands information) is fully available in this state, where public data access to it is required by law. The state's Land Stewardship data center has... Learn more >>

Massachusetts

The state's Protected and Recreational Open Space Data Layer is a comprehensive, parcel based system published by MassGIS, the state agency responsible for GIS. The data web site has rich information on... Learn more >>

Great Lakes Region

CARL is maintained by Ducks Unlimited as a regional data set for several Great Lakes states, complete with online browser.... Learn more >>

Protected Areas Database of the United States

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Enhancing data for protected areas in the U.S.

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