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Household Projections and Forest Land Loss. Presentation for the Governor’s Commission on Sustainable Forestry July 20, 2005 Maryland Department of Planning. Forest Land Change. 249,396 = Acres of forest land lost to development 1973-2002 8,599 = Forest acres lost per year 1973-2002
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Household Projections and Forest Land Loss Presentation for the Governor’s Commission on Sustainable Forestry July 20, 2005 Maryland Department of Planning
Forest Land Change • 249,396 = Acres of forest land lost to development 1973-2002 • 8,599 = Forest acres lost per year 1973-2002 • 38% = Forest lands converted to development 1973-2002 • 310,406 = # of HH developed on forest land 1970-2000 • 27,791= Average new HH per year 1970-2000 • .80 = Acres of forest consumed per HH Land Use numbers are from MDP land use / land cover data. HH Projections are prepared by MDP, Planning Data Services, May 2004
2002 Approximately an average of 8,600 acres lost per year
Household Projections • 1,980,859 Households in 2000 • 2,555,755 Households in 2030 • Additional 574,896 Households
Subdivision of Land in Agricultural Zoning Districts = Central MD = Southern MD = Lower ES = Upper ES = Western MD