Forest ownership · Massachusetts 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in Massachusetts % of burned forest % of Massachusetts's forestland
Public 214 42.9% 35.5%
Federal 105 21.0% 2.6%
State 104 20.8% 19.7%
Local (county, city) 6 1.1% 13.2%
Tribal 1 0.3% 0.0%
Tribal 1 0.3% 0.0%
Private 95 19.0% 64.5%
Family 81 16.2% 45.8%
Corporate 0 0.0% 10.4%
TIMO/REIT 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other private 14 2.8% 8.3%
Ownership not modeled 189 37.9% —
Burned forest in Massachusetts 499 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in Massachusetts Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Patriot Fire 143 63 0 0 0 0 80
Saw Fire 81 42 0 0 0 0 39
Rx Dfg-Montague Plains Wma-Stanley Brewer Fire 46 0 46 0 0 0 0
Fd03-Rx-01 Fire 42 0 26 3 0 0 13
Mount Moriah 2 Fire 22 0 3 0 0 2 17
Rx Dfg-Southwick Wma W1-3 Fire 20 0 0 0 0 19 2
Mashpee River Rx Fire 17 0 0 0 0 17 0
Hauk Swamp Fire 13 0 0 0 0 13 0
Westport Scrap Fire 12 0 0 0 0 9 2
Rx Dfg-Frances Crane Wma-21-23-24-32-33 Fire 11 0 4 0 0 0 7
Hearthstone Brook Fire 11 0 0 0 0 11 0
Watson Park Rx-Training Braintree Fd Fire 10 0 1 0 0 0 9
Rx Dfg-Herman Covey Wma-Hc2 A Fire 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Rattlesnake 26 Fire 9 0 5 0 0 0 3
Rx Dfg-Montague Plains Wma-Lupine-Woodland Fire 8 0 5 0 0 0 4
Rx Dfg-Quaboag Wma-Qe1-3 Fire 8 0 1 0 0 0 7
Old Post Rd Fire 7 0 0 0 0 5 2
Creamery Hill Fire 6 0 0 0 0 6 0
Bog Hill Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Fd03033 Fire 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Fd090031 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rx Dfg-Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe W2 Fire 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fd07070039 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Wampatuck Hill 26 Fire 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Fd03062 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rx Dfg-Birch Hill Dam Usace-Ballfield Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Fd05014 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Fd090036 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Fd070050 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Drawbridge Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fd10004 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fd05027 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bow Ridge 2 Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 2,246 499
Land cover Forest cells 2,246 499
Equal 2,246

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for MA. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-24. 30 m cells.