Protected Area Database - MS

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 MS

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in MS
Area ^[1]	IUCN Cat^[2]	Ownership Type^[1]	Owner	Operator
Bayou Lacroix Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Bayou Portage Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Bellefontaine Point Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Bienville Wma 3501068 Bienville National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	PVT	Unknown
Biloxi River Coastal Reserve 10174088 Popp's Ferry Causeway Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.0% within}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Black Prairie Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Unknown
Black Prairie Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge
Buccaneer State Park	III	SPR	Unknown
Calling Panther Lake	V	SFW	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center/De Soto National Forest Fee 3501971 De Soto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Canal Section Wildlife Management Area	V	DOD	Unknown
Canal Section Wma 10807775 Natchez Trace Parkway (`protect_class=5`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	V	DOD	Unknown	National Park Service
Canemount	V	UNK	Unknown
Canemount Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Cat'S Den Cave (Bobcat Bluff) Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Charles Ray Nix Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Charlie Capps	V	SFW	Unknown
Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge
Copiah Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge
Davis Bayou Coastal Reserve 491176849 Cedar Point Site (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{16.5% within} 6068104 Gulf Islands National Seashore (`protect_class=2`) ^{0.2% overlaps}	V	OTHS	Unknown	National Park Service
Divide Section	V	DOD	Unknown
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms 3501025 Holly Springs National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{8.8% overlaps} 3501971 De Soto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{2.5% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ms
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge 167464069 Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 78.0% within} 167463003 Grand Bay Natural Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{93.7% within} 167464075 Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 94.6% within} 167464074 Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 97.7% within} plus 23 more	IV	FWS	Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Grand Bayou Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Graveline Bay Coastal Reserve 1760304 Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=7`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Greentree	V	SFW	Unknown
Gulf Islands National Seashore 6068104 Gulf Islands National Seashore (`protect_class=2`) ^{exact name, 49.7% within}	V	NPS	NPS	National Park Service
Hancock County Marsh Coastal Reserve 188023 Pearl River State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Hell Creek Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Hillside National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Hillside National Wildlife Refuge
Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge
Howard Miller Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Unknown
Howard Miller Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Indianola Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Unknown
John W. Starr Wma 3501030 Tombigbee National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{3.2% overlaps}	V	OTHS, PVT	Unknown
Jourdan River Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Lake George Wma	V	DOD	Unknown
Lakeshore Savannah Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
MDWFP 8	V	SFW	Unknown
Mahannah Wildlife Management Area	V	DOD	Unknown
Mahannah Wma	V	DOD	Unknown
Malmaison Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Marion County Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge
Mchenry Range 3501971 De Soto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.5% overlaps}	V	SFW	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge 1760304 Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=7`) ^{exact name, 86.9% identical}	IV	FWS	Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
Mississippi Sandhill Crane Nwr Macrosite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge
Muscadine Driftwood	V	SFW	Unknown
Muscadine Farms Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Nanih Waiya	V	DOD	Unknown
Okatibbee Wma	V	DOD	Unknown
Old Fort Bayou Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Old Fort Bayou Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Old Fort Bayou Mitigation Bank Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Old River Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge 365323727 Panther Swamp National Wildlife Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{69.1% identical}	IV	FWS	Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Pascagoula River Coastal Reserve 1760304 Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge (`protect_class=7`) ^{0.4% overlaps}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Pascagoula River Marsh Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pascagoula River Marsh Macrosite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pascagoula River Marshes (Dec 2011)	V	OTHS	Mississippi Secretary of State
Pascagoula River Marshes (Feb 2003) 5331124 Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{8.5% overlaps}	V	OTHS	MS DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Pascagoula River Marshes (Jan 2012)	V	OTHS	Mississippi Secretary of State
Pascagoula River Marshes (June 2001)	V	OTHS	MS DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Pascagoula River Marshes (Sept 2002)	V	OTHS	MS DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Pascagoula River Wma Macrosite 3501971 De Soto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{6.4% overlaps} 3501982 Leaf Wilderness (`boundary=national_park`) ^{1.4% within}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pascagoula River Wma Macrosite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pascagoula Wma 5330945 Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{44.8% overlaps} 5331124 Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.1% within}	V	SFW, PVT	Unknown
Pearl River Macrosite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area 10807775 Natchez Trace Parkway (`protect_class=5`) ^{5.2% overlaps}	V, Other	OTHS	Unknown	National Park Service
Pearl River Wma 10807775 Natchez Trace Parkway (`protect_class=5`) ^{18.7% overlaps}	V, Other	OTHS	Unknown	National Park Service
Polutken Area 1 Muscadine	V	SFW	Unknown
Polutken Area 2 Muscadine	V	SFW	Unknown
Private 3501971 De Soto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{65.8% overlaps} 3501068 Bienville National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{13.9% overlaps} 3501030 Tombigbee National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{11.6% overlaps} 3501091 Homochitto National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{1.8% overlaps} 5330945 Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SFW, PVT	Unknown
Refuge 603794641 Sardis Waterfowl Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{75.1% within}	V	SFW, DOD	Unknown
Restricted	V	SFW	Unknown
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge 3501030 Tombigbee National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
Sardis Waterfowl 603794641 Sardis Waterfowl Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{24.8% within} 603794636 Coontown Crossing Public Use Area (`leisure=park`) ^{2.9% within}	V	DOD	Unknown
Shipland Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Sky Lake	V	SFW	Unknown
Sky Lake Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Stock And Washington Muscadine	V	SFW	Unknown
Sweetbay Bogs Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge
Theodore A. Mars, Jr. Memorial Wildlife Refuge	V	SFW	Unknown
Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge 3501033 Delta National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge
Trim Cane Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Tuscumbia Wma	V	SFW	Unknown
Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area 3501033 Delta National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	DOD	Unknown
Twin Oaks Wma 3501033 Delta National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{58.8% overlaps}	V	DOD	Unknown
US-MS-58-29 11833792 US-MS-58-29 (`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
Upper Sardis Wma 3501025 Holly Springs National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	PVT	Unknown
Ward Bayou Wma 5331124 Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{23.7% overlaps} 5330945 Pascagoula River State Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=4`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	DOD, PVT	Unknown
Willie Farrell Brown Preserve - The Place Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Wolf River Coastal Reserve	V	OTHS	Unknown
Wolf River Conservation Society	V	SFW	Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
Wolf River Marshes (Feb 2008)	V	OTHS	Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge
Yockanookany Wma	V	SFW	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