<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management</dc:creator><dc:description>This dataset shows New Jersey State Natural Areas preserve boundaries depicting protected lands that remain in a natural condition, including areas that support rare species. These designated natural areas encompass over 40,000 acres. Natural Areas are open to the public for passive recreational use that does not compromise natural features and biodiversity resources of the site.</dc:description><dc:format>ArcGIS FeatureLayer</dc:format><dc:identifier>https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/437e1f71d1874e749d280e3962769f7e_7</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (NJDEP) Bureau of GIS</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>State Natural Areas Preserve Boundaries in New Jersey [New Jersey]</dc:title><dc:type>Web services</dc:type><dc:coverage>New Jersey</dc:coverage><dc:date>Last Modified: 2025-11-24</dc:date></oai_dc:dc>