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:
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:
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.
Area [1] | IUCN Cat[2] |
Ownership Type[1] | Owner | Operator |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas Game And Fish Commission - Forrest L. Wood/crowley's Ridge Nature Center | III | SFW | Unknown | |
Arkansas Heritage Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Arkansas Oak Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Baker Prairie Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge | |
Bauxite Glade/Woodland Complex | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Bayou Desarc | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Bayou Meto | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Bear Hollow Cave Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Bear Hollow Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Bell Slough
|
V | SFW | Unknown | |
Benson Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Big Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Big Creek Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Big Fork Creek Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Big Lake | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge | |
Big Piney Macrosite Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Blevins | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Bois D'arc | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Boston Mountains Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Brushy Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Buffalo River Karst | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Buffalo River Karst Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Buffalo River Karst Megasite Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Byrd Lake Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Cache River National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Cache River National Wildlife Refuge | |
Cache River/Bayou Deview Megasite Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Camp Robinson Wildlife Demonstration Area
|
V | SFW | Unknown | |
Cat Tail Marsh | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Cave Springs 3 (Brandon) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Cave Springs 4 (Northwest Land) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Cave Springs Cave Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Chalk Bluff Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Chensey Prairie Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Cherokee Prairie East Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Cherokee Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Chickasaw Wildlife Management Area
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Choctaw Island | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Cossatot River State Park - Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Cove Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Cow Shoals Riverfront Forest Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Crayfish Complex Uplift | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Crooked Creek Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Crowley'S Ridge Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Cut-off Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Cypress Bayou | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Dagmar | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge | |
Dardanelle Rock Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Departee Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Devil's Eyebrow 3 (Mack) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Devil's Eyebrow 4 (Mckenzie) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Devil's Knob - Devil's Backbone Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Dodd City Karst Complex Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Downs Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Earl Buss/bayou Deview Game Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Ed Gordon/pt. Remove | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Electric Island Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Ethel | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Falcon Bottoms Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar | IV | FWS | Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ar | |
Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | |
Fernwood Seep Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Fort Pillow State Historic Park
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Galla Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Gene Rush/buffalo River
|
V | SFW | Unknown | |
Goose Pond Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Grandview Blackland Prairie | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Gulf Mtn Wildlife Management Area
|
V | SFW | Unknown | United States Forest Service |
H.E. Flanagan Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Harold Alexander/spring River Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Harris Brake | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Hell Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Henry Gray/hurricane Lake | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge | |
Holland Bottoms | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Holland Bottoms Willow Oak Forest Preserve | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Hope Upland | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Howard County Wildlife Management Area | V | SDNR | Unknown | |
Iron Mountain Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Jamestown | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Kelly's Slab | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Kings River | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Kings River Fall Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | United States Forest Service |
Kings River Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Kingsland Prairie Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Konecny Grove Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Konecny Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Lafayette Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Lake Greeson Wildlife Management Area | V | SDNR | Unknown | |
Lee County | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Lee Creek - Devils Den Karst Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Little Bayou | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Little Red River | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Little Red River Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Little River | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Loafer's Glory
|
V | SFW | Unknown | |
Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge | |
Lorance Creek | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Lorance Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Lower Ouachita Terraces Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Lower White River Basin | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Madison County | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Natural Area | This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Middle Fork 2 | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Miller County Sandhill Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Moro Bottoms Moro Bottoms | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Moro Creek Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Mulberry River Site Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | United States Forest Service |
Nacatoch Ravines Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Nacatoch Ravines Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Nepheline Syenite Glades Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Oakwood Unit | IV | FWS | Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | |
Ouachita Mountains Conservation Area Megasite Fee
|
V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Ouachita National Forest
|
VI | USFS | Forest Service Region 08 Southern | |
Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Overflow National Wildlife Refuge | |
Ozan | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Pendergrass Cave Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Petit Jean | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Pine City Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Pine City/Headwater Swamp Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Pine Tree Wildlife Demonstration Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Poison Spring State Forest / Wildlife Management Area | V | SDOL | Unknown | |
Poison Springs Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | |
Prairie Bayou | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Railroad Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Region 08 National Forests | VI | USFS | Forest Service Region 08 Southern | |
Rex Hancock/black Swamp Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Rick Evans/grandview Prairie | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Ring Slough | V | SFW | Unknown | |
River Bend | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Roaring River Conservation Area | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Roaring River Conservation Area Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Robert Hankins/mud Creek Wildlife Demonstration Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Saint Francis Sunken Lands | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Sand Ponds Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Searles Prairie Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Seven Devils | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Slippery Hollow Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Smoke Hole Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Spring Bank | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Stateline Sand Ponds Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Steve N. Wilson/raft Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Stone Road Glade Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Strawberry River Site Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Sulphur River | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Sweden Creek Falls Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Taylor Woodlands Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Terre Noire Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Terre Noire Natural Area
|
V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Trap Mountain | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Trap Mountain Fee | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Trusten Holder | V | SFW | Unknown | |
US-TN-72-2
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Upper Little Red River | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge | |
Upper Saline River | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | IV | FWS | Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | |
Warren Prairie | V | NGO | The Nature Conservancy | |
Warren Prairie 10 (Searcy) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Warren Prairie 12 (Plum Creek) | V | SDC | Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission | |
Warren Prairie Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
Wattensaw Wildlife Management Area | V | SFW | Unknown | |
West Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge Complex | This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Wetlands Reserve Program Area, Shelby, Arkansas | This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
Wetlands Reserve, Tipton County
|
This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location | |||
White Cliffs Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown | |
White Hall | V | SFW | Unknown | |
White River National Wildlife Refuge 12 | IV | UNK | U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
White River National Wildlife Refuge 13 | IV | UNK | U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
William Brewer/scatter Creek | V | SFW | Unknown | |
Wittsburg Natural Area | V | OTHS | Unknown |