Public Lands in Maine

January 1993*

State Owned Acres
Bureau of Public Lands** 453,392
Bureau of Parks and Recreation 70,397
Bureau of Forestry 553
Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife 55,608
Baxter State Park Authority 201,493
State Total 781,773
Federal
U.S. Forest Service 52,850
National Park Service 70,960
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 41,786
U.S. Air Force 372
U.S. Navy 21,000
U.S. Coast Guard 360
Federal Total 187,328
Total Public Ownership 968,771

*Source: Kelly, R.D., Jr. 1993. Maine land in Federal, State, municipal, and non-profit conservation ownership. Me. State Planning Office, Nat. Resour. Policy Div. Augusta ME. 67p.

 

**Total for BPL does not include islands of less than one acre in size. In total, there are estimated to be about 530 acres.