Protected Area Database - VT

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 VT

IUCN Categorized Protected Areas in VT
Area [1] IUCN
Cat[2] 		Ownership Type[1] Owner Operator
Allis State Park III, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Amity Pond Natural Area State Park III SPR
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Arthur Davis Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Ascutney State Park III, Other SPR
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Atlas Timberlands Partnership V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Bald Mountain V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Bald Mountain Macrosite V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Bald Mountain Matrix V, Other NGO, PVT The Nature Conservancy
Bald Mountain Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Barnard Fen V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Barr Hill V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Barre Town Forest V UNKL Unknown
Bicentennial Cobble VI OTHS The Nature Conservancy
Birch Lane Road Fen V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Birdland Marsh V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Black Creek Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Black Mountain V, Other NGO, PVT The Nature Conservancy
Black Rock V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Blueberry Hill Matrix Block V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Bomoseen Matrix Block V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Brandon Silvermine V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Brandon Swamp V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Brown'S Ledges V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Butternut Hill Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
C.C. Putnam State Forest VI, Other SPR
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Camels Hump State Forest VI, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Camels Hump State Park V, Other SPR
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Catherine Foster Natural Area At Pownal Bog V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Charlotte Southeast Hill V NGO The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy
Chestnut Woods State Forest This area is tagged with protect_class=*, but the PAD-US database could not find an IUCN categorized protected area at this location
Chickering Bog V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Colchester Bog Natural Area VI OTHS The Nature Conservancy
Concord Woods VI OTHS University of Vermont
Coolidge State Forest VI, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation United States Forest Service
Cornwall Swamp V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Deer Leap V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Dorset Bat Cave V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Dorset Town Forest V UNKL Unknown
Dover Deer Meadow V UNK The Nature Conservancy
East Creek V NGO The Nature Conservancy
East Creek Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
East Woods Natural Area VI OTHS University of Vermont
Elmore State Park III, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation Vermont
Equinox Matrix Block V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Eshqua Bog V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Evart'S Station Site V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Fairlee Bog Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Felton Hill Swamp V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area III, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Flagg Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Ford Wildlife Refuge V SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Franklin Bog V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Gale Meadows Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Gifford Woods State Park III, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation United States Forest Service
Great Guildhall Swamp V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Great Ledge V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Green Mountain Audubon Society V NGO Green Mountain Audubon Society
Green Mountain Club V, Other NGO Green Mountain Club
Grosse Point V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Groton Forest Legacy Initiative Molly's Falls Pond V SPR Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Hartland Rivershore V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Hatchery Pond VI SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Hazen Point V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Hazens Notch State Park III SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
High Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Hubbardton River Clayplain V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Hubbardton River Clayplain Preserve V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Huntington Gap Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Knapp Brook Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lake Willoughby Macro VI SPR US Forest Service
Laplatte River Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Lewis Creek Hill V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Leyden Woods V PVT Leyden Working Farms and Forests Conservation Partnership
Little Averill V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Long Pond Watershed V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Long Pond-Greensboro V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Long Trail State Forest VI, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Maidstone Bends V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Memorial Park III, Other CITY
  • Town of Londonderry
  • Town of Bristol
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge IV FWS Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
Monroe State Forest VI SPR DCR Division of State Parks and Recreation
Morristown Bog State Forest VI SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
Mount Equinox Highlands V NGO The Nature Conservancy United States Forest Service
Mountain Meadow Preserve V NGO The Trustees of Reservations
Mt. Mansfield State Forest VI, Other SPR, OTHS
  • VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
  • University of Vermont
Newark Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
North Pawlet Hills V NGO The Nature Conservancy
North Pawlet Hills Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Northern Appalachian - Acadian Ecoregion (Vt) V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Old Marsh Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Orange County Fens V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Otter Creek Gorge Land Trust V, Other NGO The Nature Conservancy
Otter Creek Swamps V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Otter Creek Swamps Macrosite V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Pease Mountain Natural Area VI OTHS University of Vermont
Pew Estate Site V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Pittsford Ice Cave V PVT The Nature Conservancy
Plymouth Caves V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Plymsbury Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Poultney River V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Poultney River Preserve V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Pownal Hills V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Prentiss Pond V PVT The Nature Conservancy
Quarry Hill V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Quarry Hill Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Redstone Quarry Natural Area VI OTHS University of Vermont
Richmond Floodplain V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Roaring Brook Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Roxbury State Forest VI, Other SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation United States Forest Service
Scanlon Bog V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Shaw Mountain V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Shelburne Pond VI, V OTHS, NGO, PVT
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • University of Vermont
Shelburne Pond Natural Area VI, Other OTHS
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • University of Vermont
Shelburne Ridge V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Sheridan Mountain V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Sheridan Mountain Natural Area V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge IV FWS Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge
Snake Mountain South V NGO The Nature Conservancy
South Bay Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
South Hero Marsh Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sugar Hollow V NGO The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Tnc V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Todah Hill Foundation Site V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Tuttle Pond V NGO The Nature Conservancy
West Mountain Inholding V NGO The Nature Conservancy
West Mountain Wildlife Management Area V, Other SFW VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Weybridge Cave State Park III SPR VT Forests, Parks and Recreation
White River Ledges V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Whiting Swamp V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Williams Woods V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Willmarth Woods V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Wilmarth Woods V NGO The Nature Conservancy
Winhall Brook V NGO The Nature Conservancy

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