Georgia Lags Behind Southeast Neighbors in State-Owned Land
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Georgians have much less publicly owned land to play in than virtually every one of their Southern neighbors.
State and federal lands cover only 8.5 percent of Georgia’s 58,000 square miles, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources. Nearly 30 percent of Florida, by contrast, is under state or federal control.
