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Map of Georgia. The protected areas of Georgia cover almost one million acres (4,000 km 2) of the state. These areas are managed by different federal and state level authorities and receive varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness while others are operated with acceptable commercial exploitation.
Protected areas of Georgia (country) Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state) This page was last edited on 8 July 2023, at 05:47 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
In addition 153 km 2 (59 sq mi) of marine area protected, or 0.67% of the country's territorial waters. There are a total of 89 protected areas, including 14 Strict Nature Reserves , 12 National Parks , 20 Managed Nature Reserves , 40 Natural Monuments , 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected Landscape .
Nowadays, protected areas make up to 7% of the country's territory (384 684 ha) and about 75% of protected areas are covered by forests. [1] Total number of protected areas in Georgia — 89. In Georgia there are 14 Strict Nature Reserves, 12 National Parks, 20 Managed Nature Reserves, 40 Natural Monuments, 2 Ramsar sites and 1 Protected ...
This area is listed as a Natural Monument in the List of Protected Areas of Georgia. [1] Together with the Borjomi Strict Nature Reserve, Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park and Nedzvi Managed Reserve it is one of four protected areas under same management authority. [2]
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest near-shore live-bottom reefs in the southeastern United States.The sanctuary, designated in January 1981, is located 19 miles (17 nmi; 31 km) off Sapelo Island, Georgia, and is part of the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary System.
The Cohutta Wilderness was designated in 1975, expanded in 1986, and currently consists of 36,977 acres (149.64 km 2).Approximately 35,268 acres (142.72 km 2) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 1,709 acres (6.92 km 2) are located in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest.
Unwise land and resource use had caused the deer and trout populations to virtually disappear in the North Georgia mountains and Woody brought trout and deer back to the area. The trout were shipped to Gainesville, hauled across the narrow, dirt, mountain roads and eventually released in the streams .