UTAH PHYSIOGRAPHY

UTAH LAND OWNERSHIP

Land in Utah is predominantly owned and managed by federal agencies. The GIF file below shows the distribution of land ownership. This database was generated by digitizing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 1:100,000 land ownership maps with inputs from U.S. Forest Service maps. It is a critical layer in the National Biological Survey GAP analysis program. The following table lists the agency responsible for administrating the land and how much land they manage.

Land Ownership

   OWNERSHIP CATEGORY         AREA (sq. km.)

U.S. FOREST SERVICE            31,684.80
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT      92,495.41
STATE LAND AND WATER BODIES    19,618.99
NATIVE AMERICAN LANDS           9,427.53
PRIVATE                        47,437.61
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE           7,351.58
NATIONAL PARKS                  3,518.37
STATE PARKS                       557.70
STATE WILDLIFE AREA             1,596.39
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA        5,096.36
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE          347.29
WILDERNESS AREA                   684.48
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    STATE TOTAL               219,816.56

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