Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project

Coastal Area Land Cover Analysis Project (CALCAP)

Sponsored by the Connecticut DEP Office of Long Island Sound Programs

Comparison of 2002 Summary Land Cover

State of Connecticut
Class	Acres	Percent
Developed*	737958	23.2%
Other Grasses	380628	12.0%
Forest	1774870	55.7%
Water	99776	3.1%
Wetland	142043	4.5%
Other	49121	1.5%
	3184396


Coastal Study Area**
Class	Acres	Percent
Developed*	252494	34.5%
Other Grasses	53797	7.3%
Forest	339189	46.3%
Water	28399	3.9%
Wetland	44214	6.0%
Other	14656	2.0%
	732750


Coastal Boundary**
Class	Acres	Percent
Developed*	55583	51.0%
Other Grasses	5286	4.8%
Forest	20773	19.0%
Water	6435	5.9%
Wetland	16316	15.0%
Other	4660	4.3%
	109053

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* The Developed class is a combination of the developed and turf and grass classes from the 2002 land cover.

** The Coastal Study Area consists of the 36 Coastal Area Towns in Connecticut plus six towns bordering the Connecticut River. The Coastal Boundary is small ribbon of land along the immediate coast. Visit the Study Area page for a map and the full definition of the Coastal Area and Coastal Boundary.

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