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Virginia Wildlife Management Area boundary sign. 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.
The Virginia state forest system includes 26 state-managed forests covering a total of 74,969 acres (117.1 sq mi; 303.4 km 2). They are managed by the Virginia Department of Forestry. [1] The system was created to manage and maintain forests for wildlife, timber production, recreation, water quality, and aesthetics. The system receives no ...
Big Survey Wildlife Management Area is a 7,500-acre (30 km 2) Wildlife Management Area in Wythe County, Virginia. The preserve's woodland sits on four mountain ridges and divides the watersheds of Reed and Cripple creeks in the New River Valley. Among the trees and shrubs to be found there are rhododendron, azalea, oak, hickory, and pine. [2]
Turkeycock Wildlife Management Area is a 2,679-acre (10.84 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) along the ridge of Turkeycock Mountain northeast of Martinsville, Virginia. It straddles the border between Franklin and Henry counties. The area is primarily forest, with several open areas for wildlife located around the property.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area (also known as the C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area ) is a 4,539-acre (18.37 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area located in Fauquier and Culpeper counties, Virginia .
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, one of the richest botanical areas of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, is a 4,000-acre (16 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located primarily in Fauquier County, Virginia, with small encroachments into both Warren and Clarke Counties.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Big Woods Wildlife Management Area is a 4,173-acre (16.89 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Sussex County, Virginia . It comprises two tracts of land; the 2,208-acre (8.94 km 2 ) main tract, located immediately adjacent Big Woods State Forest , and the 1,965-acre (7.95 km 2 ) Parker's ...
T. M. Gathright Wildlife Management Area is a 13,428-acre (54.34 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Bath County, Virginia. The property's mountainous terrain includes elevations ranging from 1,400 to 3,600 feet (430 to 1,100 m) above sea level, and is divided by 2,530-acre (10.2 km 2 ) Lake Moomaw .