PRIVATELANDS.ORG

Of the 2.26 billion acres of land in the U.S., the vast majority,over 1.3 billion acres, is in private farm, ranch, and forest land. A little over a third, 900 million acres, is in public ownership, with the balance, 60.6 million acres, in urban and suburban uses. Private Landowners are the stewards of the immense rural landscape that unfolds, mile after mile and hour after hour, beyond the windows of the various conveyances we use to crisscross the U.S. These landowners are some of the most practical and effective land managers in the U.S. This site celebrates their stewardship... Promoting Stewardship of Private Farm, Ranch, Forest Natural Lands: Conservation Economic Development Programs

Primary location: Washington United States