Protected Area Database - AR

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:

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:

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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 AR

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in AR
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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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