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established near the Bay in Virginia. The proper officials in each 

 state should be contacted to ascertain state plans for further use 

 and development of the forest systems. 



State, local and regional parks . The park system in each state 

 administers various historical, recreational and natural lands of 

 several types. This category probably contains the widest variety of 

 land uses. Only in the last five or six years has there been an 

 official recognition of the need to preserve certain sites as Natural 

 Areas rather than as recreation sites or camping grounds. Of the 

 20,000 hectares of parkland in 36 parks, we recommend that approximate- 

 ly 3,500 hectares within the following seven parks should be maintained 

 in their natural state. More details of the sites recommended are 

 shown on marked topographic maps in the Center for Natural Areas. 



Name Location Hectares 



Susquehanna State Park Harford Co. , Md. 646 



Severn Run Natural Envir. Area Anne Arundel Co. , Md. 640 



Wye Oak State Park Talbot Co. , Md. 9 



Patuxent River State Park Prince George's Co., Md. 1,212 



Shad Landing State Park Worcester Co., Md. 220 



Chippokes Plantation State Park Surry Co. , Va. 404 



Seashore State Park Virginia Beach Co., Va. 1,050 



4,181 



Wildlife Management Areas . The State of Maryland has 20,000 

 hectares of Bay region land in its Wildlife Management System. The 

 Commonweath of Virginia, in both its Wildlife Management-/and Natural- 

 Areas Systems, has 3,393 hectares in the Bay region. These systems 

 include some lands not owned by the states but administered by them 



