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As of 2007, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, the U.S. had a total of 6,770 terrestrial nationally designated (federal) protected areas. Federal level protected areas are managed by a variety of agencies, most of which are a part of the National Park Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior. They ...
United States protected area stubs (5 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of the United States" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km 2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km 2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km 2). [8] The national parks set a visitation record in 2021, with more than 92 million visitors. [9]
The total areas protected by national seashores and lakeshores are approximately 595,000 acres (2,410 km 2) and 214,000 acres (870 km 2), respectively. [1] These thirteen sites had a total visitation of 21.1 million people in 2017, led by Cape Cod at over 4 million visitors. [2]
While the idea of protected areas spread around the world in the twentieth century, the driving force was different in different regions. Thus, in North America, protected areas were about safeguarding dramatic and sublime scenery; in Africa, the concern was with game parks; in Europe, landscape protection was more common. [33]
The national system is described in detail in the Framework for a National System of Marine Protected Areas of the United States of America. Cartoonist Jim Toomey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco unveil the poster Toomey designed for the NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center in 2009.
Pages in category "Lists of protected areas of the United States" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wikiproject Protected Areas: Protected areas of the United States This is a working list of areas in the United States that may be protected areas and/or may have been identified as such. This is to cover the U.S. National Park Service areas and other areas for review that may or may not meet definition of protected area .