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LAND IN TEXAS
Protection Sorted by Ecoregion

We are concerned about the paltry amount of land protected in Texas from subdivision, paving, cultivation, forestry or grazing, and set aside for wildlife habitat or human recreation. The data below may suggest the amount of land that is vulnerable to damage - in aggregate terms, more than 95% of the state.

REGION	ACREAGE IN CONSERVATION AREAS
East Texas Pineywoods	238,568 acres (1.37 percent of region)
Post Oak Savannas	58,749 acres (0.5 percent of region)
Blackland Prairies	18,000 acres (0.18 percent of region)
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes	596,341 acres (6.4 percent of region)
South Texas Plains	179,913 acres (0.9 percent of region)
Edwards Plateau/Llano Uplift	142,246 acres (0.62 percent of region)
Prairies and Cross Timbers	52,657 acres (0.46 percent of region)
Rolling Plains	88,778 acres (0.34 percent of region)
High Plains	15,505 acres (0.08 percent of region)
West Texas	1,462,579 acres (6.2 percent of region)

For more information, please contact

David Bezanson
Natural Areas Preservation Association
napa@texas.net