About 13 percent of U.S. land is protected. By 2030, the Biden administration has pledged to increase that total to 30 percent.

 

Condensed into the continental U.S., that looks like:

2022:

13%

2030:

30%

477,018 miles

1,099,278 miles

2

2

WASH.

WASH.

MONT.

ORE.

ORE.

IDAHO

IDAHO

WYO.

NEV.

NEV.

UTAH

COLO.

CALIF.

CALIF.

ARIZ.

N.M.

About 13 percent of U.S. land is protected. By 2030, the Biden administration has pledged to increase that total to 30 percent.

 

Condensed into the continental U.S., that looks like:

2022:

13%

477,018 miles

2

WASH.

ORE.

IDAHO

NEV.

CALIF.

2030:

30%

1,099,278 miles

2

WASH.

MONT.

ORE.

IDAHO

WYO.

NEV.

UTAH

COLO.

CALIF.

ARIZ.

N.M.

About 13 percent of U.S. land is protected. By 2030, the Biden administration has pledged to increase that total to 30 percent.

 

Condensed into the continental U.S., that looks like:

2022:

13%

477,018 miles

2

WASH.

ORE.

IDAHO

NEV.

CALIF.

2030:

30%

1,099,278 miles

2

WASH.

MONT.

ORE.

IDAHO

WYO.

NEV.

UTAH

COLO.

CALIF.

ARIZ.

N.M.

About 13 percent of U.S. land is protected. By 2030, the Biden administration has pledged to increase that total to 30 percent.

 

Condensed into the continental U.S., that looks like:

2022:

13%

477,018 miles

2

WASH.

ORE.

IDAHO

NEV.

CALIF.

2030:

30%

1,099,278 miles

2

WASH.

MONT.

ORE.

IDAHO

WYO.

NEV.

UTAH

COLO.

CALIF.

ARIZ.

N.M.