protected area designation in the United States
C6998
concept
A protected area designation in the United States is an official legal or administrative status applied to lands and waters to conserve natural, cultural, or recreational resources by regulating their use and development.
All labels observed (29)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| federally designated wilderness | 67 |
| conservation designation | 20 |
| United States wilderness area | 16 |
| National Estuarine Research Reserve | 9 |
| public land designation | 5 |
| landscape conservation designation | 4 |
| protected area of California | 3 |
| United States national preserve | 2 |
| United States protected area designation | 2 |
| land management designation | 2 |
| national wildlife refuge complex | 2 |
| Adirondack Park land-use category | 1 |
| United States National Wilderness Area | 1 |
| United States Wilderness Area | 1 |
| United States federal land designation | 1 |
| United States federal protected areas | 1 |
| conservation easement lands | 1 |
| federal land management category | 1 |
| federal protected area designation | 1 |
| federally managed land designation | 1 |
| land conservation mechanism | 1 |
| national seashore enabling act | 1 |
| national wildlife refuge system network | 1 |
| protected area designation in the United States canonical | 1 |
| protected areas | 1 |
| protected areas designation system | 1 |
| type of United States protected area | 1 |
| wilderness protection system | 1 |
| wildlife habitat conservation area | 1 |
Instances (145)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Munds Mountain Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Santa Rosa–Paradise Peak Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Elkhorn Slough | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| Raggeds Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Ventana Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness | United States National Wilderness Area |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | conservation designation |
| Kaiser Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Drift Creek Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
|
Wilderness Study Areas
surface form:
Wilderness Study Area
|
land management designation |
| Marble Mountain Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Special Protection Area | conservation designation |
|
Forest Preserve
surface form:
Forest Preserve (New York)
|
public land designation |
| San Pedro Parks Wilderness | United States Wilderness Area |
|
Huron Islands Wilderness (offshore islands nearby)
surface form:
Huron Islands Wilderness
|
federally designated wilderness |
| Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| National Park of Canada | conservation designation |
| National Park Reserve of Canada | conservation designation |
| Mount Adams Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| Phillip Burton Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Desolation Wilderness (portion within the Lake Tahoe Basin) | federally designated wilderness |
| Mount Rose Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Mount Jefferson Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Mount Baker Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| San Rafael Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
|
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex (parts)
surface form:
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
|
national wildlife refuge complex |
| Desolation Wilderness | United States wilderness area |
| Chumash Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Big Frog Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Citico Creek Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Garcia Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| State Recreation Area | public land designation |
| U.S. National Memorial | — |
| La Garita Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Sampson Mountain Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
|
IBA
surface form:
Important Bird Area
|
conservation designation |
| South Slough estuary | National Estuarine Research Reserve |
| Muddy Mountains Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Mount Hood Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Presidential Range–Dry River Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Great Gulf Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Sandwich Range Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Wild River Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve | United States national preserve |
| California State Natural Reserve | conservation designation |
| National Park (United Kingdom) | landscape conservation designation |
| Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness | federally designated wilderness |
| Important Shark Area | conservation designation |