 The largest amount of land protected by local and regional trusts is in the Northeast with 2.9million acres (12,000km2), while the fastest growing region between 1998 and 2003 was the Pacific (consisting of California, Nevada, and Hawaii), with protected land increasing 147\% to 1.5million acres (6,100km2) in 2003.  
<meaning-changed>  The largest amount of land protected by local and regional trusts is in the Northeast with 2.9million acres (12,000km2), while the fastest growing region between 1998 and 2003 was the Pacific (consisting of California, Nevada, and Hawaii), with protected land increasing 147\% to 1.5million acres (6,100km2) in 2003.  
 The largest amount of land protected by local and regional trusts is in the Northeast with 2.9million acres (12,000km2), while the fastest growing region between 1998 and 2003 was the Pacific (consisting of California, Nevada, and Hawaii), with protected land increasing 147\% to 1.5million acres (6,100km2) in 2003. Other types In the United States; approximately (as of 2008) of land are owned by the United States government and held in trust for Native American tribes and individuals.U.S. Department of the Interior. Office of the Special Trustee. History. 