Which states have the LEAST amount of preserved nature remaining as a percentage? (place, life)
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Whether that be state parks, private reserves, un-protected wilderness or national parks.
I would say either the very industrialized Lower Eastern Midwest, or the smaller states in the East. Kansas, Iowa.etc seem mostly farmland but I think they have areas that are fairly natural.
Jersey is heavily industrialized but it has the Pine Barrens which cover a sizable part, so in that sense it seems to have more natural areas preserved than say Ohio.
Last edited by Trimac20; 05-31-2012 at 08:12 AM..
Reason: sorry folks i felt it was better if i re-phrased the question...since as kidphilly pointed out RI is just too small!
My immediate thought was someplace like Kansas, but I'm honestly not sure. The only state on this list I can speak of is Illinois, and while it has a ton of farms (corn, soy, wind, etc.) it has a fair amount of natural areas all along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, a lot of preserved or recreated prairie, and the Shawnee Nat'l Forest (nearly 300,000 acres) in the south.
Well I would guess RI as its the smallest. The Pine Barrens eco wildlife reserve is larger than RI and nearly the size of CT I believe
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