Rocky Mountain Arsenal stands out amid lightly protected land

October 22, 2026

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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge covers 14,948 acres under federal management with GAP 2 protection, meaning it is actively managed for biodiversity.¹ However, the surrounding landscape is dominated by 1,158 GAP 4 units and 5 GAP 3 lands with no or minimal biodiversity mandates, including state resource management areas, local parks and military land that together comprise most protected holdings in the region.¹

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1. USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US)

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