Protected Area Database - AK

This page was generated on Dec 05, 2020

This analysis was generated by the OPUSInspect script, created by Brian Sperlongano. Conflation data provided by Kevin Kenney. The purpose of this analysis is to identify the IUCN Protection Category that should be tagged using the protect_class=* key for protected areas in each state in the United States. In addition, this script locates protected areas that are already tagged in OpenStreetMap and matches them by location and name with PAD-US in order to identify areas which may be incorrectly tagged with protect_class=*.

Protected areas that are not assigned an IUCN Category should still be tagged leisure=nature_reserve (which renders in Carto), but omit protect_class=*. Be aware that minor differences in naming or spelling may cause false positives or negatives; mappers should examine this table carefully.

Additionally, mappers should consult the PAD-US map-based viewer when making a determination:

Protected Area Database of the United States - Map Viewer

The PAD-US Data Source

As a work of the United States Federal Government, the PAD-US database is in the Public Domain and is suitable as a data source for OpenStreetMap. PAD-US is an aggregation over over 100 other data sources. Mappers should inspect PAD-US for accuracy and assume that there may be errors.

Note that:

Areas listed as "Not Reported" meet the definition of IUCN protection, but have not yet been assigned a category, and thus tagging with a category is not appropriate.
Areas should not be tagged with protect_class=* if their IUCN category cannot be determined. Instead, these areas should simply be tagged with leisure=nature_reserve, which will render in OSM Carto.
In some cases, more than one IUCN category is tagged. In these cases, PAD-US indicates that internal portions of the named protected area are assigned different IUCN categories.

Legend

IUCN Category	Meaning	Suggested Tagging
Ia	IUCN Category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve	`protect_class=1a`
Ib	IUCN Category Ib: Wilderness	`protect_class=1b`
II	IUCN Category II: National Park	`protect_class=2`
III	IUCN Category III: Natural Monument or Feature	`protect_class=3`
IV	IUCN Category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area	`protect_class=4`
V	IUCN Category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape	`protect_class=5`
VI	IUCN Category VI: Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources	`protect_class=6`
Other	No assigned IUCN Category
Ia, IV, V	Multiple categories

This script output is a work in progress and may not be reliable.

Table of IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in AK

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in AK
Area ^[1]	IUCN Cat^[2]	Ownership Type^[1]	Owner	Operator
Afognak 8844392 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{98.3% overlaps} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{1.7% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge
Alagnak Wild River 11100939 Katmai National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	NPS	NPS	United States National Park Service
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve	V	SDNR	Unknown
Alaska Peninsula 269857731 Semidi Wilderness (`boundary=national_park`) ^{51.3% identical} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{56.9% overlaps} 9033392 Aniakchak National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska Peninsula Lagoons Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Aleutian Islands 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{53.0% identical} 6535278 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=3`) ^{98.2% within}	IV	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alexander Creek Recreation River	V	SDNR	Unknown
Anchor River And Fritz Creek Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge 516680788 Campbell Creek Estuary Natural Area (`leisure=park`) ^{2.2% within} 486673858 Point Woronzof Park (`leisure=park`) ^{1.4% within} 427291531 Kincaid Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.7% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Aniakchak National Monument 9033392 Aniakchak National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{75.7% identical} 9010979 Aniakchak National Monument (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 100.0% within} 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	NPS	NPS	United States National Park Service
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 9459849 Ivvavik National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{28.2% overlaps} 9459999 Vuntut National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{16.0% overlaps} 8537673 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 13.3% overlaps} 8537784 Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	US Fish and Wildlife Service
Becharof National Wildlife Refuge 9090352 Katmai National Park and Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Becharof National Wildlife Refuge
Beecher Pass State Marine Park 6826096 Beecher Pass State Marine Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 86.0% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Bering Sea 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{81.7% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bettles Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Big Bear/baby Bear Bays State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Business Park Wetlands 579991750 Business Park Wetlands (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 78.5% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Caines Head State Recreation Area 458973882 Caines Head State Recreation Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 99.3% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Canoe Passage State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Cape Newenham	IV	FWS	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Captain Cook State Recreation Area 11646346 Captain Cook State Recreation Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 71.7% identical} 3555316 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska, DNR
Chena River State Recreation Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Chignik 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{4.4% within} 9010979 Aniakchak National Monument (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within} 9033392 Aniakchak National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge	United States National Park Service
Chilkat Islands State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Chilkat State Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Chugach State Park 255502033 Glen Alps Overlook (`leisure=park`) ^{100.0% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska
Chukchi Sea	IV	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Cinder River Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Clam Gulch Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Range	IV	SDNR	Unknown
Copper River Delta Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Copper River Delta Megasite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Creamer's Field 153506054 Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{96.5% identical}	V	SFW	Unknown
Dall Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Decision Point State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Delta Junction Bison Range Area 517529075 Ruffed Grouse Habitat Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{2.0% within}	VI	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game
Denali National Park 3610473 Denali National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 77.9% identical} 3593752 Denali Wilderness (`protect_class=1b`) ^{100.0% within} 11826862 Denali National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{98.0% within} 268206171 Denali State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	II	NPS	NPS
Denali State Park 268206171 Denali State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 83.8% identical} 3610473 Denali National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Driftwood Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Dude Creek Critical Habitat Area 6077677 Glacier Bay National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	United States National Park Service
Egegik Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Entry Cove State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Funter Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Glacier Bay National Park 6077677 Glacier Bay National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 97.4% identical} 11100842 Glacier Bay National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{99.9% within} 2590560 Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within} 11524618 Endicott River Wilderness (`protect_class=1b`) ^{0.0% within}	II	NPS	NPS
Goose Bay State Game Refuge 491651406 Goose Bay State Game Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 99.8% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game
Granite Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Gulf Of Alaska 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{99.8% overlaps} 3593614 Tuxedni Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{97.2% within} 8844392 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.1% overlaps} 9088221 Kachemak Bay State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within} plus 4 more	IV	FWS	Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge	State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Homer Airport 9605533 Homer Airport Critical Habitat Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{54.1% identical}	V	SFW	Unknown
Horseshoe Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Icy Strait Fee 6077677 Glacier Bay National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{5.3% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	United States National Park Service
Innoko	IV	FWS	Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge 6840533 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 99.9% within} 6840049 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Complex (`protect_class=4`) ^{99.6% within} 543841263 Baldy Camp South National Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{100.0% within} 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Jack Bay State Marine Park 462184831 Jack Bay State Marine Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 99.8% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska DNR
Joe Mace Island State Marine Park 462184832 Joe Mace Island State Marine Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 72.6% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area 563355328 End Of The Road Park (`leisure=park`) ^{31.1% within} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{12.5% overlaps} 9088221 Kachemak Bay State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{1.7% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Kachemak Bay Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Kachemak Bay State Park 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{43.0% overlaps} 9088221 Kachemak Bay State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 29.7% overlaps} 9563873 Kenai Fjords National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 8945504 Kenai Wilderness (`protect_class=1a`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{54.0% overlaps} 9088221 Kachemak Bay State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.1% within} 9563873 Kenai Fjords National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 8945504 Kenai Wilderness (`protect_class=1a`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	National Park Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kaiyuh	IV	FWS	Innoko National Wildlife Refuge
Kalgin Island Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
Katmai National Park 9090352 Katmai National Park and Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{89.9% identical} 11100939 Katmai National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{79.4% within}	II	NPS	NPS	United States National Park Service
Kayak Island State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Kenai Fjords National Park 9563873 Kenai Fjords National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 91.9% identical} 8945504 Kenai Wilderness (`protect_class=1a`) ^{0.2% overlaps} 3555316 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.2% overlaps} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	II	NPS	NPS	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 3555316 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 94.9% identical} 8945504 Kenai Wilderness (`protect_class=1a`) ^{67.8% identical} 351684291 Arc Lake Park (`leisure=park`) ^{16.9% within} 11646346 Captain Cook State Recreation Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.8% within} plus 2 more	IV	FWS	Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Kenai River Watershed Fee 8945504 Kenai Wilderness (`protect_class=1a`) ^{0.6% overlaps} 3555316 Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.6% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Kilcher Homestead 429415433 Kilcher Homestead (`protect_class=5`)	*This area is tagged with `protect_class=`, but the** PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location
Kobuk Valley National Park 7058636 Kobuk Valley National Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 97.7% identical} 7058637 Selawik Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within} 6823429 Noatak Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 7058908 Noatak National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 9149275 Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	II	NPS	NPS
Kodiak Island 8844392 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{96.2% identical} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 8844392 Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS, SDNR	Unknown Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge 8847303 Koyukuk Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.8% within} 9149275 Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge
Kroto And Moose Creek Recreation River	V	SDNR	Unknown
Lake Clark National Park 3593378 Lake Clark National Park (`protect_class=2`) ^{exact name, 63.0% identical} 11201034 Lake Clark National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{88.6% within}	II	NPS	NPS
Lake Creek Recreation River 3610473 Denali National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Little Susitna Recreation River	V	SDNR	Unknown
Magoun Islands State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Matanuska Valley Moose Range	VI	SDNR	Unknown
Mcneil River State Game Refuge 11100939 Katmai National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 9090352 Katmai National Park and Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	United States National Park Service
Mcneil River State Game Sanctuary 9090352 Katmai National Park and Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	United States National Park Service
Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge	V	SDNR	Unknown
Minto Flats State Game Refuge	V	SDNR	Unknown
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Noatak National Preserve 7058908 Noatak National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{exact name, 99.1% identical} 6823429 Noatak Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{88.8% identical} 7058636 Kobuk Valley National Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within} plus 2 more	V	NPS	NPS
North Creek 6840533 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge 9069567 Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 99.9% identical}	IV	FWS	Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge	US Fish and Wildlife Service
Oliver Inlet State Marine Park 11525153 Kootznoowoo Wilderness (`protect_class=3`) ^{69.2% overlaps} 11525154 Admiralty Island National Monument (`protect_class=3`) ^{69.2% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge 639559397 Reflections Lake (`leisure=park`) ^{0.1% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Pavlof 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.8% overlaps} 6840049 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Complex (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.2% within} 6840533 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
Pilot Point Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Point Bridget State Park	III	SDNR	Unknown
Port Heiden Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Port Moller Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Redoubt Bay Critical Habitat Area 3593378 Lake Clark National Park (`protect_class=2`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
SCA947	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA951	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA952	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA953	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA955 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{1.0% overlaps}	IV	SDNR	Unknown	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
SCA956	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA957	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA958	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA959	IV	SDNR	Unknown
SCA960 6840049 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Complex (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 6840533 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	SDNR	Unknown	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
SCA961 3593378 Lake Clark National Park (`protect_class=2`) ^{0.2% overlaps} 3593614 Tuxedni Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	SDNR	Unknown
Safety Cove State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Saint James Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Sandspit Point State Marine Park 458954539 Sandspit Point State Marine Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 90.7% within} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{98.4% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sawmill Bay State Marine Park 462184842 Sawmill Bay State Marine Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 64.6% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Security Bay State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Selawik National Wildlife Refuge 9149275 Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 95.9% identical} 7058637 Selawik Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.7% within} 657878249 Selawik National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 100.0% within} 7058636 Kobuk Valley National Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Selawik National Wildlife Refuge
Shelter Island State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Shoup Bay State Marine Park 462184845 Shoup Bay State Marine Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 83.6% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska DNR
Shuyak Island State Park 8907714 Shuyak Island State Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 52.1% identical} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{2.1% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska DNR U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
South Esther Island State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary 11525153 Kootznoowoo Wilderness (`protect_class=3`) ^{0.3% overlaps} 11525154 Admiralty Island National Monument (`protect_class=3`) ^{0.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Sullivan Island State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Sunny Cove State Marine Park 458954541 Sunny Cove State Marine Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 90.5% identical} 8907468 Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{94.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Surprise Cove State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Susitna Flats State Game Refuge	V	SDNR	Unknown
Taku Harbor State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Talachulitna Recreation River	V	SDNR	Unknown
Talkeetna Recreation River	V	SDNR	Unknown
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge 647332500 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 100.0% within} 8537827 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{exact name, 100.0% overlaps} 6560950 Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Thoms Place State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Thumb Cove State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown
Togiak 267997216 Togiak Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{60.8% identical}	IV	FWS	Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Trading Bay State Game Refuge	V	SDNR	Unknown
Tugidak Island Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Ugashik 9290461 Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{94.5% identical} 9033392 Aniakchak National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge
Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Willow Creek State Recreation Area 483130343 Willow Creek State Recreation Area (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 100.0% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown	State of Alaska DNR
Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Wood-tikchik State Park 267997216 Togiak Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 6561033 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 61.9% identical} 6560950 Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{89.0% within} 9657215 Asi Keyi Territorial Park (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within} 9561308 Kluane National Park and Reserve (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within} 8537827 Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% within}	II	NPS	NPS
Yakataga State Game Refuge	V	SDNR	Unknown
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 306397275 Andreafsky Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.5% within} 267997216 Togiak Wilderness (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge 8537784 Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 81.5% identical} 8537673 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve 3612511 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{exact name, 78.4% identical}	V	NPS	NPS	United States National Park Service
Yukon-charley Rivers National Preserve 3612511 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{47.5% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown	United States National Park Service
Ziegler Cove State Marine Park	V	SDNR	Unknown

References

^ Areas listed in the PAD-US are linked to the approximate area (by bounding box). Matching areas tagged in OSM are listed, with the most significant protected area tag listed.
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) management categories assigned to protected areas for inclusion in the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Center (UNEP-WCMC) World Database for Protected Areas (WDPA) and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) North American Terrestrial Protected Areas Database. IUCN defines a protected area as, "A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values" (includes GAP Status Code 1 and 2 only). Categorization follows as:
- IUCN Category Ia - Strict Nature Reserves are strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and possibly geological or geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure preservation of the conservation values. Such protected areas can serve as indispensable reference areas for scientific research and monitoring;
- IUCN Category Ib - Wilderness Areas protected areas are usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed to preserve their natural condition;
- IUCN Category II - National Park protected areas are large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities;
- IUCN Category III - Natural Monument or Feature protected areas are set aside to protect a specific natural monument, which can be a landform, seamount, submarine caverns, geological features such as caves, or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value;
- IUCN Category IV - Habitat and (or) species management protected areas aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not a requirement of this category;
- IUCN Category V Protected landscape and (or) seascape protected areas occur where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural, and scenic value;
- IUCN Category VI - Protected area with sustainable use (community based, non-industrial) of natural resources are generally large, with much of the area in a more-or-less natural condition and whereas a proportion is under sustainable natural resource management and where such exploitation is seen as one of the main aims of the area.
- Other Conservation Areas are not recognized by IUCN at this time; however, they will be evaluated to determine if they meet the definition of Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) for inclusion in the WDPA following recently released guidance. These areas (GAP Status Code 3 areas only) are attributed in the 'IUCN Category' Domain along with 'Unassigned' areas (GAP Status Code 4).
- In addition, a few areas are included as 'Not Reported', these areas meet the definition of IUCN protection (i.e. GAP Status Code 1 or 2) but 'IUCN Category' has not yet been assigned and categorical assignment is not appropriate. See the PAD-US Data Manual for a summary of methods.
^ The general land owner description (e.g. 'Federal', 'Territorial', 'American Indian Lands', 'State', 'Regional Agency Special District', 'Local Government', 'Non-Governmental Organization', 'Private', 'Joint') standardized for the U.S. See PAD-US Data Manual for the “Agency Name to Agency Type Crosswalk�? or geodatabase look up table for full domain descriptions. 'Regional Agency Special Districts' include limited purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county or municipal. 'Designation' is applied to designations overlapping fee lands as ownership is not applicable. Use the 'Manager Type' field for the best general depiction of Federal lands as several ownership related data gaps (i.e. 'Owner Type' = 'Unknown') occur in the Federal theme