Increasing Pressure for Land Fragmentation
In 1900, 85% of the 3 million residents in Texas lived in rural areas on large tracts of land. Today, Texas hosts 18 million residents with 82% now living in urban areas. With this increase and relocation of population, land once valued for agricultural use and open space is now worth more for industry, recreation and homesteads. *
Today, land is more valuable as it is divided into smaller and smaller pieces. Increasing land fragmentation places pressure on water quality, flood control, native prairies, wildlife populations, carbon dioxide sinks, and the agricultural heritage of Texas. Connemara Conservancy works with private land owners in North Texas to find financially viable methods for preserving their land.
* For more information on land fragmentation in Texas, see Texas Parks and Wildlife's report.
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