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Beryl Anthony Lower Ouachita WMA Ashley, Union: 7,020: 3,600 new acres to be added in 2018 and 2019. The WMA joins the Moro Big Pine WMA and the Warren Prairie Natural Area WMA having colonies of Red cockaded woodpeckers. [7] Big Lake WMA Mississippi: 12,320: 1950: 7,000 acres purchased in 1950. The rest purchased up to 1969. [8] Big Timber WMA ...
The Pine Log Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located primarily in northern Bartow County, Georgia. Spanning approximately 14,134 acres, it is a privately owned tract that has been leased and used as a WMA by the Georgia DNR for over 40 years.
Dixon Memorial State Forest is also a Wildlife Management Area that provides hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, dove, bear, [13] and small game. The area is jointly managed between the Wildlife Resources Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia Forestry Commission. [ 14 ]
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.
The Big Frog Wilderness was designated in 1984 and currently consists of 8,082 acres (32.71 km 2).Approximately 89 acres (360,000 m 2) are located in Georgia in the Chattahoochee National Forest and approximately 7,993 acres (32 km 2) are located in Tennessee in the Cherokee National Forest.
In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National Defense Act, which authorized the construction of two nitrate-manufacturing plants and a dam to provide them hydropower. [3] President Wilson chose Muscle Shoals, Alabama as the site of the dam, which when completed in 1924, was named Wilson Dam . [ 4 ]
Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area as seen from the lookout tower, March 2019 Grand Bay is a 13,000-acre (53 km 2 ) swamp located in Lanier County and Lowndes County , Georgia . It consists of Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area , an educational wildlife area, and Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge , a recreational and educational lake.
Significant features of the heritage area include Wheeler Dam, Wilson Dam, [2] Ivy Green, Rosenbaum House, Barton Hall and the northern end of the Natchez Trace. [ 3 ] Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area was established by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 , which was signed into law on 30 March 2009.