
This legend indicates the kinds of land ownership and protection from development in the area around John Payne’s land. Chapter 61 is the current-use property tax program which affords private landowners a significantly reduced assessed real estate value if they manage their land for forestry, agriculture, or recreation. The Department of Conservation and Recreation is the state’s Forest and Parks agency, and the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife is the state agency responsible for stewardship of wildlife management areas. Agricultural Preservation lands are farmlands whose development rights have been sold to the state. Land with a Conservation Restriction is still in private hands, but the development rights have been either sold or given to a public or private non-profit conservation organization