The USGS Maps shown below are from 1943 and 2021. The green areas represent the forested / undeveloped lands and the white represents the non-forested lands. Some of the white includes marshes and swamps, these are better annotated on the 1943 map with blue detailing. The bulk of the white areas represent developed land. Like many other parts of the Cape, West and South Chatham have been massively developed. Preservation efforts are slightly late as too much of the woodland has already been lost.

In 2007 the Town of Chatham commissioned the preparation of “Wildland Fire Protection and Preparedness Plan for The Goose Pond Tract, Chatham, Massachusetts”. The report can be downloaded here. It includes several maps including the following.

The Town of Chatham Conservation Department has mapped Goose Pond Forest.

The following is from the National Land Cover Database, compiled by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium. While Chatham has a number of wooded areas and much of the development includes a substantial amount of vegetation, there is a minimal amount of significant woodland left for the wildlife. The green areas on the map represent substantial woodland. The red and pink areas represent substantial development.

The mapped Pine Barrens are a special habitat. Learn more at the Pine Barrens Alliance.

The southerly portion of Goose Pond Forest includes three undeveloped parcels that were acquired by the Town in the 1960’s as part of the disposal area. With steep slopes and isolated wetlands, the land has been deemed inappropriate for the expansion of the disposal area.