Managed Area Name

Commonly used name for the land unit

Managed Area Type

Land unit type categories defined and assigned by DCR staff using best available sources

Land Management Agency

Agency responsible for management of the Conservation Land

Management Level

State, Federal, Local, Private, VOF

Property Owner

Legal owner of the property

Total Acreage

Acreage sum for complete conservation land, including all known tracts. Derived using documented acreage figures if available, or GIS calculated acreage figures

Acreage calculated by the GIS mapping software. Varies based on mapping accuracy.

Conservation Land website link

Website link to the best available website for that specific land unit, or land management entity

Public access

Open - open to the general public
Closed - closed to the general public
Seasonal - only open during certain seasons
Restricted - public access and use is restricted in some way on all or part of the land unit

Scale of 1 to 5, ranks how well a property is managed to promote Biodiversity

1. Specifically Designated for the Protection of Plant and Animal Communities.
2. Designated for the Conservation of Plant and Animal Communities with Limited Impacts Permitted.
3. Designated for Natural Resource Conservation and Recreation Use.
4. Unknown Management Intent.
5. No Designation or Management for Conservation of Natural Conditions.

Scale of 1-5, ranks the legal protection of the property.

1. Permanent Protection.
2. Long Term Protection.
3. Voluntary Protection.
4. Unknown.
5. No Protection.

All or a portion of the property was counted towards the Chesapeake Bay 2000 Land Protection Goal

All or a portion of the property was counted towards Governor Kaine's 4 yr/400K acre Land Conservation Goal.

Property was specifically protected to promote Agricultural Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote Forest Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Historic Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Natural Heritage Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Open Space Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Recreation Resources.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Water Quality.

Property was specifically protected to promote

Wildlife Habitat.

Acreage of individual tract (see metadata for values)

Description of boundary creation/accuracy (see metadata for values)

Original format of source information (see metadata for values)