Below are some common definitions of terms that may be used in the survey.
Open Space: Land or water that is undeveloped (free from residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional use). Open Spaces can be either private or publicly owned and include areas such as forests, agricultural fields, public parks and preserves, and coastal lands.
Greenway: A greenway is a corridor of open space that may connect people, parks, historic sites, and natural areas. They can incorporate both public and private property, and can be land- or water-based. Greenways may include recreation amenities such as trails, or they may be free from human development for the purpose of wildlife preservation.
Game Lands: Game lands are state-owned natural areas managed for wildlife habitat that allow hunting, trapping, and fishing. Game lands do not allow camping or the use of motorized vehicles (by land or water) on areas outside of roadways.
Conservation: Conservation protects the environment through the responsible use of natural resources. Conservation aims to foster a healthier relationship between human activity and the environment through more sustainable practices while still allowing the extraction of natural resources.
Preservation: Preservation protects the environment from harmful human activity. Preservation typically means setting aside areas of land that are either human-free, free of obvious human influence (like roads or buildings), or whose sole inhabitants are indigenous peoples. Preservation may also refer to the protection of historic buildings, sites, landscapes, or artifacts.
Restoration: Restoration is focused on recovering an impaired, damaged, or destroyed ecosystem, habitat, or feature through active human interaction. Some examples of restoration are erosion protection and control, reforestation, removal of non-native species, revegetation in disturbed areas, and streambank enhancement or revegetation.
