| Geography | Total Acres of Resources* | Resources in the Affected Environment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existing NEC | Alternative 1 | Alternative 2 | Alternative 3 | ||||||||||
| # of Parks | Acres | % of Total Park Acres | # of Parks | Acres | % of Total Park Acres | # of Parks | Acres | % of Total Park Acres | # of Parks | Acres | % of Total Park Acres | ||
| D.C. | 1,162 | 8 | 200 | 17% | 8 | 200 | 17% | 8 | 200 | 17% | 8 | 210 | 18% |
| MD | 108,124 | 78 | 1,020 | 1% | 87 | 1,030 | 1% | 89 | 1,090 | 1% | 129 | 1,880 | 2% |
| DE | 1,115 | 12 | 240 | 22% | 12 | 240 | 22% | 12 | 240 | 22% | 12 | 245 | 22% |
| PA | 10,628 | 50 | 560 | 5% | 50 | 560 | 5% | 47 | 780 | 7% | 70 | 750 | 7% |
| NJ | 4,792 | 14 | 210 | 4% | 14 | 210 | 4% | 14 | 225 | 5% | 15 | 230 | 5% |
| NY | 11,314 | 49 | 745 | 7% | 49 | 750 | 7% | 57 | 760 | 7% | 66-91 | 1,265-1,855 | 11%-16% |
| CT | 63,280 | 26 | 825 | 1% | 28 | 865 | 1% | 36 | 2,275 | 4% | 7-32 | 1,470-2,555 | 1%-4% |
| RI | 321,459 | 30 | 4,305 | 1% | 31 | 4,910 | 2% | 38 | 5,765 | 2% | 27-38 | 4,025-5,765 | 1%-2% |
| MA | 6,227 | 8 | 180 | 3% | 8 | 180 | 3% | 8 | 180 | 3% | 8-20 | 180-330 | 3%-5% |
| TOTAL | 528,101 | 275 | 8,285 | 2% | 287 | 8,945 | 2% | 309 | 11,515 | 2% | 342-415 | 10,255-13,820 | 1% |
Sources: National Rivers Inventory; Land and Water Conservation Fund; National Atlas of the United States; National Park Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; District of Columbia Data Catalogue; Washington, D.C., Department of Parks and Recreation; Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Delaware Forest Service; Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation; Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; University of Connecticut; Rhode Island Geographic Information System; Rhode Island Division of Planning; Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management; Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Note: There is one wild and scenic river, White Clay Creek, in the Affected Environment of all of the Action Alternatives. It is located in New Castle, DE.
Note: All Action Alternatives assume improvements to the existing NEC; therefore, the number of resources presented is inclusive of the existing NEC as well as any new option or off-corridor route associated with each Action Alternative.
* Most of the resources are only partially located in the Affected Environment. The total number of acres represents the total acreage of the parklands, including acreages outside and inside the Affected Environment of the existing NEC or any alternatives.
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