Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Environmental and conservation organizations in the United States have been formed to help protect the environment, habitats, flora, and fauna on federally owned land, on private land, within coastal limits, in-state conservation areas, in-state parks and in locally governed municipalities.
A WalletHub study recently determined the best small cities in America. ... over 250 acres of conservation area where people can relax and unwind. ... a large central park in town. More than 100 ...
Pages in category "Protected areas of the United States" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area: Hardee County Highlands County Polk County: FL 1991: 900 acres (3.6 km 2) [79] Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge: Collier County: FL 1989 26,400 acres (107 km 2) [80] Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge: Monroe County: FL 1938 130,187 acres (526.85 km 2) [81]
Some state parks, like Adirondack Park, are similar to the national parks of England and Wales, with numerous towns inside the borders of the park. About half the area of the park, some 3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha), is state-owned and preserved as "forever wild" by the Forest Preserve of New York.
There's a certain charm to small-town America. From scenic places in Maine, Alaska, California, and beyond, we've got the scoop on some of the nation's smallest towns. 22 of the Smallest Towns in ...
List of wilderness areas designated by U.S. state and tribal governments. Eight states had designated wilderness programs in 2002 while some other states had designated wildernesses. In 2002, the 9 state programs had 74 wilderness areas with a total protected area of 2,668,903 acres (10,800.7 km 2). Florida had 10 wilderness areas until their ...
National Conservation Area is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. They are nature conservation areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the National Landscape Conservation System .