Protected Area Database - KS

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 KS

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in KS
Area ^[1]	IUCN Cat^[2]	Ownership Type^[1]	Owner	Operator
Anderson County Prairies Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Atchison State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Baker University Wetlands	V	PVT	Private Institution
Barber State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Benedictine Bottoms Wildlife Area 5495704 Benedictine Bottoms Wildlife Area (`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
Berentz-Dick Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Big Basin Prairie Preserve	V	OTHS	State Cultural Affairs
Big Hill Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Binger Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Bolton Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Bourbon Wildlife Area 730223115 Bourbon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (`leisure=park`) ^{58.6% identical}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Breidenthal Biological Reserve	V	NGO	University of Kansas
Broadie Prairie Preserve	V	PVT	Private Institution
Brown State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area 815795368 Brown County State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{81.1% overlaps}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Byron Walker Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Campus Woods 468915548 Campus Woods (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 67.3% identical}	V	OTHS	Emporia State University
Cedar Bluff Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Chalk Bluffs	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Chaplin Nature Center	V	NGO	Audubon Society
Charles P. Coughlin Natural Area	V	OTHS	Emporia State University
Chase State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Cheney Wildlife Area 43328255 Cheney Wildlife Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 100.0% within} 43328513 Cheney State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{36.5% within} 43332378 Cheney State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{14.5% within}	V	USBR	Unknown
Cherokee Lowlands Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Cheyenne Bottoms Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Clark Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Clinton Wildlife Area 8418101 Wildlife Area / Public Lands (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{93.7% within} 605424483 Wildlife Area / Public Lands (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{97.1% within} 605424481 Wildlife Area / Public Lands (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{91.7% within} 43727259 Bloomington Public use Area (`leisure=park`) ^{14.8% within} 43725632 Woodridge Primitive Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.3% within}	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Concannon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Cottonwood Flats Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Cowley State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Dingus Natural Area	V	NGO	Kansas Ornithological Society
Douglas State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Dove Flats Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Duck Creek Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks	IV	FWS	Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ks
Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Finney Game Refuge 735004729 Finney County Game Refuge (`leisure=park`) ^{63.3% identical} 735004728 Friends of Sansage Bison (`leisure=park`) ^{99.5% within}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Finney State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge 669464522 Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 98.7% identical}	IV	FWS	Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Ford State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Ford County Public Works
Francis Wachs Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Garton Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Geary State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area 43644884 Geary State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (`leisure=park`) ^{64.2% identical}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Glen Elder Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Goodman State Lake and Wildlife Area	V	OTHS	Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Greater Flint Hills Fee 11200948 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{96.4% identical} 104952723 Konza Prairie Research Natural Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{81.8% identical}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	National Park Service Kansas State University
Greeley Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Green Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Hain State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Hall Nature Reserve	V	NGO	University of Kansas
Hamiliton Fossil Quarry	V	OTHS	Emporia State University
Hamilton State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Hollister Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Isabel Wetlands Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Ivan L. Boyd Prairie Preserve	V	PVT	Private Institution
Jamestown Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Jeffery Energy Center Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Jerusalem Hills Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Jewell State Lake Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Kansas Ecological Reserves	V	SLB	State Land Board
Karlyle Woods	V	OTHS	Washburn University
La Cygne Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Lane Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Leavenworth Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Logan State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Lovewell Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Lyon State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area 402176995 Lyon State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{15.4% within}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area 669463873 Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{86.2% identical}	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge 669463873 Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.3% within}	IV	FWS	Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge	United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
McColl Nature Reserve	V	NGO	University of Kansas
McPherson Valley Wetlands	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Meade Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Miami State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Michael Brzon Wildlife Area 709841380 Brzon Wildlife Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{98.5% identical}	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Mined Land Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Nebo State Lake Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Nemaha Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Neosho Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Neosho Wildlife Area - South Unit	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Norton Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Ottawa State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No. 1 And Wildlife 394287291 Pottawatomie County State Park Number One (`leisure=park`) ^{80.0% identical}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Prairie Center	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Pratt Sandhills Wildlife Area 648621956 Pratt Sandhills State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.1% identical}	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge 105107175 Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 98.7% identical}	IV	FWS	Quivira National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Reading Woods Natural Area	V	OTHS	Emporia State University
Red Hills	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Robb Prairie	V	OTHS	Pittsburg State University
Rooks State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Ross Natural History Reservation	III	SLB	State Land Board
Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods	Ia	NGO	University of Kansas
Rutlander Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
SRMA88	IV	USACE	Kansas Dept of Wildlife and Parks
Sand Prairie Natural History Reservation	III	PVT	Private Institution
Sarah Howe Natural Area	V	OTHS	Emporia State University
Scott Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Sheridan Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Sherman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Sherman State Fishing and Wildlife Area 820247312 Sherman State Fishing and Wildlife Area (`protect_class=4`)	*This area is tagged with `protect_class=`, but the** PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location
Slate Creek Wetlands	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Smoky Hills Audobon Wildlife Sanctuary	V	NGO	Smoky Hills Audubon Society
South Fork Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Spring River Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
St. Francis Wildlife Area 425261497 Saint Francis Wildlife Area (`leisure=park`) ^{94.1% identical}	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 11200948 Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (`protect_class=6`) ^{exact name, 98.6% overlaps}	V	NPS	NPS
Texas Lake Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT)
Washington State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Wilson State Fishing Lake Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Woodson Diversion Wildlife Area	V	SPR	Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)
Woodson Wildlife Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife

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