46% of California is owned by either the federal or state governments. This 46% also includes agricultural preserves, land that can only be used for agriculture and
never allowed to be developed.
Thanks. I hadn't researched the current numbers. I knew it was BIG. And that doesn't include the conservancies that are not government owned, but have superimposed some non-governmental body to oversee and regulate its use (the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, covering 1/5 of the states lands, comes to mind).
I wonder if the folks who support open-space, nature preserves, conservancies, and the like, realize they are supporting socialist and communist principles.