Protected Area Database - OK

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 OK

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in OK
Area ^[1]	IUCN Cat^[2]	Ownership Type^[1]	Owner	Operator
Altus - Lugert Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Arcadia Conservation Education Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Atoka Wildlife Management Area 3159219 Atoka State Wildlife Management ARea (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{96.0% identical} 3159267 Atoka Public Hunting Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Beaver River Wildlife Management Area 431720368 Beaver River State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{65.7% identical} 431733812 McFarland Unit State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{90.3% within} 431775978 Beaver Dunes City Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.7% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Blue River Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Boehler Seeps And Sandhills Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Boggy Seeps	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Broken Bow Wildlife Management Area 5325314 Ouachita National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{30.6% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Candy Creeek Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Canton Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refuge Portion	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Cherokee Game Management Area 2811798 Cherokee State Game Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{95.2% identical} 2811036 Gruber State Game Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{1.3% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Cherokee Public Hunting Area 2811036 Gruber State Game Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.6% overlaps} 2811798 Cherokee State Game Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.1% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Cimarron Bluff Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Cookson Hills	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Cookson Hills Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Cookson Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Copan Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Cross Timbers Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge
Deep Fork Wildlife Management Area 9373224 Deep Fork Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 100.0% identical}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Dewey County Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Drummond Flats Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
E.C. Springer Prairie Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Ellis County Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Eufaula Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Fobb Bottom Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Fort Cobb Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Fort Gibson Public Hunting Area & Waterfowl Refuge Portion 558846740 Sequoyah State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.2% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Fort Supply Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Gary Sherrer Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Gist Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Grady County Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Grassy Slough Wildlife Management Area 5325314 Ouachita National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.6% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Greater Flint Hills 7650556 Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{76.4% identical}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	The Nature Conservancy
Greater Flint Hills Agreement 7650556 Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.2% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	The Nature Conservancy
Greater Flint Hills Fee 7650556 Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy	The Nature Conservancy
Hackberry Flat Wildlife Management Area & WRP	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Heyburn Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Hickory Creek Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Honobia Creek Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Hugo Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Hulah Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
James Collins Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Jap Beaver Public Fishing Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
John Dahl Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Kaw Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Keystone Ancient Forest	V	CITY	Sand Springs Parks Department
Keystone Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Lake Hefner 180878460 Torks RC airfield (`leisure=park`) ^{100.0% within} 558576490 Lake Hefner Park (`leisure=park`) ^{92.1% within} 184346408 Pat Murphy Park (`leisure=park`) ^{92.3% within} 184346412 Lakeshore Estates Park (`leisure=park`) ^{50.7% within} plus 6 more	V, Other	CITY	Unknown
Lake Overholser 426181977 Lake Overholser Park (`leisure=park`) ^{100.0% within} 426187511 Overholser Park (`leisure=park`) ^{96.5% within} 497786615 Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{15.0% within} 426187510 Overholser Park (`leisure=park`) ^{20.9% within} plus 2 more	V, Other	CITY	Unknown
Lake Stanley Draper 563402329 Lake Stanley Draper Park (`leisure=park`) ^{100.0% within} 107379101 Lake Stanley Draper Mountain Bike Park (`leisure=park`) ^{7.1% within} 496245811 Crosstimbers Off-Road Vehicle Park (`leisure=park`) ^{2.9% within}	V, Other	CITY	Unknown
Lexington Wildlife Management Area 164123961 Lexington State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{98.2% identical}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Little River National Wildlife Refuge 5325314 Ouachita National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Little River National Wildlife Refuge
Love Valley Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Major County Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
McClellan Kerr Wildlife Management Area 2812881 Webbers Falls (Army Corps of Engineers) (`leisure=park`) ^{7.7% within} 209289326 Webbers Falls (`leisure=park`) ^{7.7% within} 2811036 Gruber State Game Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation	United States Army Corps of Engineers
McCurtain County Wilderness Area 5325314 Ouachita National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.2% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area 3159282 McGee Creek State Wildlife Managemetn Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{93.8% identical} 3159332 McGee Creek State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.3% within} 3159311 McGee Creek State Natural Scenic Recreation Area (`leisure=park`) ^{0.0% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Mountain Park Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Nickel 11	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Nickel 12	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Okmulgee Game Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Okmulgee Public Hunting Areaa	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Oologah Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Optima Wildlife Management Area 425551817 Optima State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{94.7% identical} 425562819 Optima National Wildlife Refuge (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.0% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Osage Wildlife Management Area 7650556 Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.2% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation	The Nature Conservancy
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge 3154442 Ozark Plateau State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.9% within}	IV	FWS	Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge
Ozark Plateau Wildlife Management Area 3154442 Ozark Plateau State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{81.8% identical}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Packsaddle Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Pine Creek Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Pontotoc Ridge Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Redbud Valley Nature Preserve 536753799 Redbud Valley (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{93.5% identical}	V	CITY	Unknown
Rich Mountain Fee 5325314 Ouachita National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.2% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge 3153610 Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 65.1% identical} 3153721 Great Salt Plains State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.8% within}	IV	FWS	Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Schultz Wildlife Management Area 426124001 Schultz State WIldlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{75.3% identical}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Skiatook Wildlife Management Area 250206270 Bull Creek Peninsula (`leisure=park`) ^{2.8% within}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Sparrowhawk Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Spavinaw Game Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Spavinaw Public Hunting Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Stringtown Wildlife Management Area 3159266 Stringtown State Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{95.3% identical} 3159282 McGee Creek State Wildlife Managemetn Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Tenkiller Wildlife Management Area 2811798 Cherokee State Game Refuge (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{18.1% overlaps}	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Texoma/Washita Arm Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Tishomingo Wildlife Management Unit	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Tulsa Audubon Society Bald Eagle Preserve	V	NGO	Unknown
Tulsa Least Tern Nesting Area Fee 481688472 Helmerich Park (`leisure=park`) ^{9.8% within} 7092670 Riverside Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.3% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Washita County Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Washita National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Washita National Wildlife Refuge
Waurika Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
White Oak Prairie Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 2964453 Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge (`boundary=national_park`) ^{99.0% identical} 2964455 Charons Garden Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.8% within} 2964454 Narrows Wilderness Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.4% within} 2964452 Fort Sill (`landuse=military`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wister Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refuge	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation
Yourman Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	Department of Wildlife Conservation

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