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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 Branch tract, located nearby.
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 Natural Area Preserve System is a system of protected areas in the state of Virginia. It is managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation . As of 2024 [update] , there are sixty-six (66) dedicated preserves in Virginia totaling 61,153 acres (247.48 km 2 ).
The preserve’s pheasant shoots begin with a breakfast in the clubhouse followed by the shoot. The pheasants are purchased from a Pennsylvania game farm at 10 weeks old before being raised at ...
The preserve is nearly level, with elevations ranging from 25 to 50 feet (7.6 to 15.2 m) above sea level. [2] Chickahominy WMA is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. The area is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, boating, and primitive camping.
Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area, also known as Ragged Island Wildlife Refuge, is a 1,537-acre (6.22 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Within a few miles of one of Virginia's busiest and most populated regions is the Ragged Island Wildlife Management Area, a largely unspoiled area of marshland and ...
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 Natural Area Preserve System reserves — managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to protect threatened &/or rare native plants−animals−plant communities Wikimedia Commons has media related to Natural Area Preserves of Virginia and Nature reserves in Virginia .