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1985 | 2010 | Change | |||||||
acres | sq. miles | % | acres | sq. miles | % |
acres | sq. miles | % | |
Developed | 24086 | 38 | 9.3% | 32005 | 50 | 12.3% | 7919 | 12.4 | 3.0% |
Turf & Grass | 7713 | 12 | 3.0% | 11115 | 17 | 4.3% | 3403 | 5.3 | 1.3% |
Other Grass | 3407 | 5 | 1.3% | 4755 | 7 | 1.8% | 1348 | 2.1 | 0.5% |
Ag. Field | 15282 | 24 | 5.9% | 15116 | 24 | 5.8% | -166 | -0.3 | -0.1% |
Deciduous Forest | 125798 | 197 | 48.2% | 114487 | 179 | 43.9% | -11311 | -17.7 | -4.3% |
Coniferous Forest | 40679 | 64 | 15.6% | 38919 | 61 | 14.9% | -1760 | -2.7 | -0.7% |
Water | 25834 | 40 | 9.9% | 25647 | 40 | 9.8% | -187 | -0.3 | -0.1% |
Non-forested Wetlands | 1849 | 3 | 0.7% | 1855 | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Forested Wetlands | 11341 | 18 | 4.3% | 10659 | 17 | 4.1% | -682 | -1.1 | -0.3% |
Tidal Wetlands | 982 | 2 | 0.4% | 871 | 1 | 0.3% | -111 | -0.2 | 0.0% |
Barren | 2737 | 4 | 1.0% | 4277 | 7 | 1.6% | 1541 | 2.4 | 0.6% |
Utility ROW (Forest) | 1145 | 2 | 0.4% | 1131 | 2 | 0.4% | -14 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Change in Zone Land Cover, 1985-2010 |
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Riparian data was not created for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Impervious Cover is not reported by state because Impervious Cover is averaged by watershed and watersheds cross state boundaries.