Protected areas of Ohio

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Protected areas of Ohio include national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas.

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[edit] Federal Lands

[edit] National Park Service, Department of the Interior

[edit] U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

[edit] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

  • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
    • Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge
    • Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge
    • West Sister Island National Wildlife Refuge

[edit] Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense

[edit] State Lands

[edit] State Parks

[edit] State Memorials

  • Adena State Memorial
  • Buckeye Furnace State Memorial
  • Campbell Mound State Memorial
  • Flint Ridge State Memorial
  • Friends Meeting House State Memorial
  • Fort Ancient State Memorial, Warren County
  • Fort Hill State Memorial
  • Glendower State Memorial, Warren County
  • Leo Petroglyph State Memorial
  • Miamisburg Mound State Memorial, Montgomery County
  • Serpent Mound State Memorial
  • Tarleton Cross Mound State Memorial

[edit] State Forests

  • Blue Rock State Forest - 4,572 acres (19 km²)
  • Brush Creek State Forest - ca. 12,000 acres (49 km²)
  • Dean State Forest - 2,745 acres (10 km²)
  • Fernwood State Forest - 2,107 acres (9 km²)
  • Gifford State Forest - 320 acres (1.3 km²)
  • Harrison State Forest - 1,345 acres (5 km&sup2)
  • Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km²)
  • Maumee State Forest - 3,068 acres (12 km²)
  • Mohican-Memorial State Forest - 4,192 acres (17 km²)
  • Perry State Forest - 4,567 acres (18 km²)
  • Pike State Forest - 11,621 acres (47 km²)
  • Richland Furnace State Forest - 2,343 acres (9 km²)
  • Scioto Trail State Forest - 9,371 acres (38 km²)
  • Shade River State Forest - 2,601 acres (11 km²)
  • Shawnee State Forest - 59,603 acres (241 km²)
  • Sunfish Creek State Forest - 637 acres (2.6 km²)
  • Tar Hollow State Forest - 16,126 acres (65 km²)
  • Waterloo State Forest (administered by Zaleski State Forest); Athens County
  • Yellow Creek State Forest - 756 acres (3.1 km²)
  • Zaleski State Forest - 26,313 acres (107 km²); Athens, Vinton, Perry Counties

[edit] State Wildlife Management Areas

  • Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area
  • Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area
  • Trimble Wildlife Management Area
  • Waterloo Wildlife Research Station

[edit] State Nature Preserves

[edit] Metroparks

A number of regional park districts have been organized in Ohio:

[edit] Other significant local areas

  • Strouds Ridge Preserve, City of Athens, Ohio
  • Athens Conservancy preserves

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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