Tracking Our Progress
When the Million Acre Initiative began in January 1999, approximately 2.8 million acres — 9 percent of the state — was permanently protected in North Carolina. At least 643,209 additional acres had been permanently protected through December 2008, which is the most recent complete data available. Upon reaching the million acre goal, North Carolina will contain at least 3.8 million acres are permanently protected through federal, state and local governments, and private, nonprofit groups. That's approximately 12 percent of the state's 31 million acres of land.
Each year, the secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources submits a report to the governor and the Environmental Management Commission. The document details the status of the Million Acre Initiative, reports on protected acres and offers a strategy for the future.
Annual Reports on Million Acre Initiative
Click below to download each report in pdf format:
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