Protected Area Database - SC

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 SC

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in SC
Area ^[1]	IUCN Cat^[2]	Ownership Type^[1]	Owner	Operator
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Aiken State Park	III	SPR	Unknown
Angel Oaks	V	CNTY	Unknown
Angelus Tract Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Anne Springs Close Greenway 260040875 Anne Springs Close Greenway (`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
Ashmore Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8208247 Ashmore Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{82.8% identical} 8737490 Wildcat Wayside (`leisure=park`) ^{0.0% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Audubon Newhall Preserve	V	NGO	Unknown
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve 8737755 Bald Rock Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 98.1% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Bay Point Shoal Seabird Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Bear Branch Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Belvue Springs Heritage Preserve 9636400 Belvue Springs Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 75.2% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Bennett's Bay Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Bird Key-Stono Seabird Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Black River Swamp Preserve	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Bluff Unit	IV	FWS	Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Bonneau Ferry Wildlife Management Area 3746931 Francis Marion National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.9% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Botany Bay Plantation Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{10.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Brookgreen Gardens Forest	V	NGO	Unknown
Brookgreen Gardens Marshland	V	NGO	Unknown
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve 9636052 Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 88.0% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Buzzard Island Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Buzzard Roost Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{7.1% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Caesars Head State Park 8737755 Bald Rock Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.2% within} 8207794 Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	III	SPR	Unknown	Naturaland Trust
Calhoun Falls Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR, OTHS	Unknown South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Campbells Crossroads Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge 3746931 Francis Marion National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	IV	FWS	Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Capers Island Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy Preserve	V	NGO	Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 3186289 Sandhills State Forest (`protect_class=6`) ^{0.0% within} 236800867 Sandhills State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{0.0% within}	IV	FWS	Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
Cartwheel Bay Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Catawba River Wildlife Management Area - Heritage Tract	V	SDNR	Unknown
Catawba River Wildlife Management Area - McDowell Tract	V	SDNR	Unknown
Catawba-Pee Dee Region - Liberty Hill	V	SDNR	Unknown
Cathedral Bay Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Causey Tract	V	OTHS	Unknown
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Glassy Mountain Archery Only Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8606032 Greenville Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
City of Denmark City Forest 7	V	CITY	Unknown
Clear Creek Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Clemson Park and Community Garden	V	CITY	Unknown
Cliff Pitts Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Clinton Reservoir Tract	V	CITY	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Combahee Island Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Congaree Bluffs Heritage Preserve 697028670 Congeree Bluffs (`leisure=park`) ^{60.0% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown	SCDNR
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve 701621776 Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 96.3% within} 701621775 Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 58.8% within} 701621777 Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 11.1% within}	III	SDNR	Unknown	SCDNR
Congaree National Park 697028670 Congeree Bluffs (`leisure=park`) ^{0.1% within}	II	NPS	NPS	SCDNR
Conservation Fund Preserve 8789940 Headwaters State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{99.2% overlaps} 8234808 Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.7% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Conservation Fund
Cowpens National Battlefield 535890736 Cowpens National Battlefield (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 96.6% identical}	III, Other	NPS, PVT	NPS Private Unrestricted for Development/No Known Res*
Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Croft State Park	V, Other	SPR	Unknown
Crosby Oxypolis Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Cuddo Unit	IV	FWS	Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Daws Island Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Deveaux Bank Heritage Preserve	VI	OTHS	State Cultural Affairs
Ditch Pond Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Draper Wildlife Management Area 551304514 Draper Wildlife Management Area (`protect_class=6`) ^{exact name, 97.3% identical} 551304536 Historic Brattonsville (`leisure=park`) ^{0.0% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8206932 Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{99.4% identical} 8234808 Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.3% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Edisto River Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8737488 Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{98.8% within} 8737490 Wildcat Wayside (`leisure=park`) ^{0.1% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Fant's Grove Wildlife Management Area 713563848 Twin Lakes Recreation Area (`leisure=park`) ^{3.2% within}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc	IV	FWS	Farm Service Agency Interest Of Sc
Fort Frederick Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve 10133660 Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 98.9% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Gray Court Tract Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Gray Court Wildlife Management Area	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Great Swamp/Upper Ashepoo River	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Greens Shell Enclosure Heritage Preserve 631029143 Green Shells Park (`leisure=park`) ^{2.2% within}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Greens Shell Park 631029143 Green Shells Park (`leisure=park`) ^{94.9% within}	III	CITY	Unknown
Hamilton Ridge Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Hatchery Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Henderson Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Herbert Kirsh Wildlife Conservation Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Heritage Shores Nature Preserve 443395007 Heritage Shores Nature Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 94.2% overlaps}	V	CITY, PVT	North Myrtle Beach, City of Unknown
Hickory Top Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 1	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 2	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 3	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 4	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 5	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 6	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 7	V	CITY	Unknown
Hilton Head Island Preserved Land 8	V	CITY	Unknown
James L. Mason Wildlife Management Area 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
James Ross Wildlife Reservation 502740920 James Ross Wildlife Reservation (`protect_class=6`) ^{exact name, 89.2% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Janet Harrison High Pond Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Jeffries Creek Park Conservation Area 164016660 Jeffries Creek Park (`leisure=park`) ^{87.2% overlaps}	V	CITY	Unknown
Jocassee Gorges 8234808 Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{97.0% identical} 796968172 Dug Mountain Angler Access Area (`leisure=park`) ^{88.9% within} 8307413 Duke Wildlife Management Area In Jocassee (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{11.5% within} 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{10.1% overlaps} plus 7 more	V	SDNR	Unknown
Joiner Bank Seabird Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Jones Gap State Park 8208247 Ashmore Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% within}	III	SPR	Unknown	Naturaland Trust
Keowee Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Keowee-Toxaway State Park 8307157 Keowee-Toxaway State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{exact name, 93.8% identical} 8307156 Poe Creek State Forest (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	III	SPR	Unknown
Kings Mountain National Military Park 10110999 Kings Mountain National Military Park (`boundary=national_park`) ^{exact name, 94.5% identical} 9336020 Kings Mountain State Park (`protect_class=2`) ^{0.4% overlaps}	III	NPS	NPS	National Park Service
Lake Paul Wallace Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Landrum Watershed 8601876 Landrum Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{exact name, 98.3% identical} 8606032 Greenville Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.1% overlaps} 8199156 Blue Wall Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	CITY	Unknown
Landsford Canal Forest Legacy Area 37782994 Landsford Canal State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{60.2% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8305117 Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{95.9% identical} 8234808 Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{1.5% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Lee State Park	III, Other	SPR	Unknown
Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 3535564 Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{85.1% identical}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve	V	CNTY	Unknown
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 609816985 Huggins Landing (`leisure=park`) ^{0.2% within}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area - Twin Bays Tract	V	SDNR	Unknown
Little Pee Dee State Park Bay Heritage Preserve 37783014 Little Pee Dee State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{99.7% overlaps}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Long Branch Bay Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Long Cane Creek 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	PVT	Private Land Owner
Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Manchester State Forest 802035865 Mill Creek Park (`leisure=park`) ^{14.6% within} 802035939 Mill Creek Park (`leisure=park`) ^{14.6% within}	V, Other	SDOL	Unknown South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Marsh Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Matthews Tract	V	OTHS	Unknown
McBee Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
McConnells Tract	V	SDNR	Unknown
McLeod Farms	V	CNTY	Unknown
Morgan Island	V	SDNR	Unknown
Moultrie Hunt Unit Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Nine Times Community Forest 8307031 Nine Times Forest (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{92.4% identical}	V	NGO	Unknown
Ninety Six National Historic Site 548770749 Ninety Six National Historic Site (`protect_class=3`) ^{exact name, 96.7% identical}	III	NPS	NPS
Nipper Creek Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
North Saluda Watershed 8606032 Greenville Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{97.2% identical} 8601876 Landrum Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.1% within} 8199156 Blue Wall Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.1% within} 8601877 Tryon Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.0% within}	V, Other	CITY	Unknown
North Santee Bar Seabird Sanctuary	V	SDNR	Unknown
Old Island Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Pacolet River Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Palachucola Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Pee Dee Station Site Wildlife Management Area 480234481 Deer habitat park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.5% within}	V	OTHS	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Peters Creek Heritage Preserve 10073964 Peter's Creek Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{94.8% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown
Pettigrew Millpond Conservation Area	V	CITY	Unknown
Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge
Pine Island Unit	IV	FWS	Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Poe Creek State Forest 8307156 Poe Creek State Forest (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{exact name, 100.0% overlaps} 9504830 Long Shoals Roadside Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.5% within} 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{0.1% overlaps} 8307157 Keowee-Toxaway State Park (`leisure=park`) ^{0.0% within}	V, Other	SDOL	Unknown South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Potato Creek Hatchery Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Pye Branch Conservation Area	V	CITY	Unknown
Red Bluff Marsh	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Richland County Conservation Area 1	V	CNTY	Unknown
Rock Hill Blackjacks Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Rocky Spur Mountain - Part Of Blue Wall Preserve 8199156 Blue Wall Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{78.4% identical} 8601877 Tryon Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.1% within} 8601876 Landrum Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.0% within} 8606032 Greenville Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Russell Burgess Coastal Preserve	V	CITY	Unknown
Saint Helena Sound Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Samworth Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Sand Hills State Forest 236800867 Sandhills State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{99.8% overlaps} 3186289 Sandhills State Forest (`protect_class=6`) ^{100.0% overlaps} 236800870 Sandhills State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{96.3% within} 236800868 Sandhills State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{9.9% within} 236800892 Sand Hills State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{exact name, 7.7% within}	V, Other	SDOL	Unknown South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Sandy Island	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Santee Coastal Reserve Wildlife Management Area 3746931 Francis Marion National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{22.5% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Santee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Santee Cooper Wildlife Management Area - Mill Creek	V	OTHS	Unknown
Santee Dam Wildlife Management Area	V	OTHS	Unknown
Santee National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Santee National Wildlife Refuge
Santee-Delta Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Savage Bay Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Savannah National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Segars-McKinnon Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Shealy's Pond Heritage Preserve 699268187 Sheally's Pond Heritage Preserve (`leisure=park`) ^{59.3% identical}	III	SDNR	Unknown	SCDNR
Slann Island Marshland	V	SFW	State Fish and Wildlife
Snee Farm Heritage Preserve	VI	OTHS	State Cultural Affairs
St. Helena Estuary Macrosite Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Stateline Prairie Bay Fee	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{100.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Stumphouse Mountain 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{28.5% overlaps}	V	CITY	Unknown
Stumphouse Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 3746976 Sumter National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{4.9% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Sullivan's Island Sand Dunes	V	CITY	Unknown
Thurmond Tract Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center Heritage Preserve	V, Other	SDNR	Unknown
Trask Natural Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Turtle Island Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Victoria Bluff Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge	IV	FWS	Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
Waccamaw River 510321880 Waccamaw River Park (`leisure=park`) ^{94.3% within}	V	NGO	The Nature Conservancy
Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve	VI	OTHS	State Cultural Affairs
Waccamaw River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Wadakoe Mountain Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8234808 Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{0.1% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Wadboo Wildlife Management Area 3746931 Francis Marion National Forest (`boundary=national_park`) ^{83.4% overlaps}	V	OTHS	Unknown
Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary	V	CITY	Unknown
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Area 8207794 Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve (`leisure=nature_reserve`) ^{98.6% identical} 9903580 Table Rock Reservoir Watershed (`protect_class=12`) ^{0.0% overlaps} 8789940 Headwaters State Forest (`landuse=forest`) ^{0.0% overlaps}	V	SDNR	Unknown
Wee Tee State Forest	V	SDOL	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Woodbury Wildlife Management Area	V	SDNR	Unknown
Woods Bay Heritage Preserve	III	SDNR	Unknown
Woods Bay State Park	III, Other	SPR	Unknown
Worth Mountain Wildlife Management Area	V	CNTY	South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

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