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A large portion of the park's acreage is forest.
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Today, approximately 70% of the property’s total acreage is now permanently protected.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
The most recent setbacks were a trio of killer freezes in the 1980s that pruned the acreage devoted to citrus by more than 70 percent and forced all but one of the county’s citrus-processing plants to close.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The council instructed planners to release acreage currently earmarked for annexation back to Ada County, preempting future requests to incorporate the land into Boise for development.
—Mark Dee
january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Some give extra voting power to landowners based on amount of acreage — more acres equal more votes.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
The most recent setbacks were a trio of killer freezes in the 1980s that pruned the acreage devoted to citrus by more than 70 percent and forced all but one of the county’s citrus-processing plants to close.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The council instructed planners to release acreage currently earmarked for annexation back to Ada County, preempting future requests to incorporate the land into Boise for development.
—Mark Dee
january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Some give extra voting power to landowners based on amount of acreage — more acres equal more votes.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Acreage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acreage. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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acreage
noun
acre·age
ˈā-k(ə-)rij 
: area in acres
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