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词条 Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
释义

  1. Purpose

     Public use and access 

  2. List of Virginia Wildlife Management Areas

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state-managed protected areas that exist primarily for the benefit of wildlife. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, 41 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over {{convert|203000|acre|sqmi_km2}}. They are managed and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.[1]

Purpose

WMAs in Virginia differ from other state-managed protected areas in that they are solely intended to preserve and improve wildlife habitat, with a particular focus on game animals, and to provide public space for hunting and fishing activities. Other protected areas in the state, such as state parks, state forests, and natural area preserves, may protect habitat but are also expressly managed to provide space for public recreation, research, timber production, and/or rare species conservation.[2]

Land acquisition and maintenance funds for WMAs are ultimately provided by hunters and anglers, through license fees and taxes levied on gear. These fees are collected on a national level through the Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, and distributed proportionally to individual states. Some WMA lands were originally donated to the state for wildlife purposes, rather than purchased.[2]

Public use and access

Although maintained for the primary benefit of hunters and anglers, other recreational pursuits are permitted within Virginia's WMAs. Hiking, primitive camping, horseback riding, and bird-watching is allowed on many WMA properties. Prohibited activities include swimming, mountain biking, organized sports, and ATV use. Boats, when permitted, must typically be non-motorized.[2]

To utilize WMA land for any purpose, visitors ages 17 or older must possess a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a current Virginia boat registration. In the absence of these documents, visitors must obtain a daily or annual WMA Access Permit that allows entry to WMA lands.[3]

List of Virginia Wildlife Management Areas

The following table lists Virginia's 41 WMAs, {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.[1]

WMA nameCity, county or counties[4]Area[4]Major waterbodies[4]Notes[4]
Amelia Amelia 2217|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Appomattox River
Big Survey Wythe 7500|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Big Woods Sussex 4173|acre|km2|sortable=on}}[5] Contiguous with Big Woods State Forest.
Briery Creek Prince Edward 3164|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Briery Creek Lake
Chester F. Phelps Fauquier,
Culpeper 		4539|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Rappahannock River
Cavalier Chesapeake 4550|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Comprises two separate tracts, one of which is contiguous with Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
Chickahominy Charles City 5217|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Chickahominy River
Clinch Mountain Smyth,
Washington,
Russell,
Tazewell 		25477|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Laurel Bed Lake
Crooked Creek Carroll 1796|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Dick Cross Mecklenburg 1400|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Roanoke River Formerly known as the Elm Hill Wildlife Management Area.
Doe Creek Accomack 447|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Fairystone Farms Patrick,
Henry 		5321|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Philpott Reservoir Contiguous with Fairy Stone State Park.
Featherfin Prince Edward,
Appomattox,
Buckingham 		2800|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Appomattox River
G. Richard Thompson Fauquier 4000|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Thompson Lake
Game Farm Marsh New Kent 429|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Chickahominy Lake
Goshen and Little North Mountain Augusta,
Rockbridge 		33697|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Maury River Contiguous with George Washington National Forest and Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve.
Hardware River Fluvanna 1034|acre|km2|sortable=on}} James River,
Hardware River
Havens Roanoke 7190|acre|km2|sortable=on}} The first VDGIF-managed property, initially purchased in 1930.
Hidden Valley Washington 6400|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Hidden Valley Lake
Highland Highland 14283|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Bullpasture River
Hog Island Surry,
Isle of Wight 		3908|acre|km2|sortable=on}} James River
Horsepen Lake Buckingham 2910|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Horsepen Lake
James River Nelson 1213|acre|km2|sortable=on}} James River
Land's End King George 462|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Rappahannock River Managed as a waterfowl refuge; hunting not permitted.
Mattaponi Caroline 2542|acre|km2|sortable=on}}[6] Mattaponi River,
South River
Merrimac Farm Prince William 301|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Adjacent to Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Mockhorn Island Northampton 7365|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Extent of the WMA's tidal marshland is greatly reduced at high tide.
Pettigrew Caroline 934|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Powhatan Powhatan 4462|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Princess Anne Virginia Beach 1546|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Atlantic Ocean (Back Bay)
Ragged Island Isle of Wight 1537|acre|km2|sortable=on}} James River
Rapidan Madison
Greene 		10326|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Rapidan River,
Conway River,
South River 		Contiguous with Shenandoah National Park.
Saxis Accomack 5678|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Atlantic Ocean Primarily protects tidal marshland on Virginia's eastern shore.
Short Hills Rockbridge,
Botetourt 		4232|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Includes examples of karst topography.
Smith Mountain Cooperative Bedford,
Pittsylvania 		4996|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Smith Mountain Lake Owned by Appalachian Power and managed by VDGIF.
Stewarts Creek Carroll 1087|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
Turkeycock Franklin,
Henry 		2679|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
T. M. Gathright Bath 13428|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Lake Moomaw
Ware Creek New Kent 2600|acre|km2|sortable=on}} York River
Weston Fauquier 271|acre|km2|sortable=on}}
White Oak Mountain Pittsylvania 2748|acre|km2|sortable=on}} Banister River

See also

  • List of National Wildlife Refuges in Virginia

References

1. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/ |title=Wildlife Management Areas |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |accessdate=December 30, 2016}}
2. ^1 2 {{cite book |last1=Gooch |first1=Bob |title=Enjoying Virginia Outdoors: A Guide to Wildlife Management Areas |date=2000 |publisher=University Press of Virginia |location=Charlottesville |isbn=0813919614 |pages=1-5}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/access-permit/ |title=Access Permit |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |accessdate=December 30, 2016}}
4. ^1 2 3 Unless otherwise noted, information included in this column is sourced from individual pages listed at: {{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/ |title=Wildlife Management Areas |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |accessdate=December 20, 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.richmond.com/outdoors/article_4ab8def7-4a2a-581f-b4cc-78bbe874a56c.html |title=VDGIF purchases Parker's Branch |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=November 17, 2016 |author=Clarkson, Tee |accessdate=January 18, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite book |url=https://www.pecva.org/library/documents/Resources-Publications/Publications/Conservation-Rural-Programs/PEC_FortheLoveoftheLand-ConservationStoriesBook.pdf |title=For the Love of the Land - 100 Conservation Stories from Across Virginia |chapter=Mattaponi Wildlife Management Area |page=21 |publisher=Piedmont Environmental Council |accessdate=January 17, 2017}}

External links

  • [https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/ Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: Wildlife Management Areas]
{{Protected areas of Virginia}}

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