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Historical Park of James City, Virginia, to the 35.5-hectare Theodore 

 Roosevelt Island Memorial Park in the Potomac River at Washington, 

 D. C. The fifteen parks have a total of approximately 9,211 hectares. 

 Three of the parks, Theodore Roosevelt Island, the George Washington 

 Memorial Parkway, and Colonial National Historical Park, contain 

 marshland that is considered valuable natural land. Their prime 

 function, however, is for tourists who seek historical and recreational 

 establishments; conservation regulations are limited. 



The Prince William Forest Park in Prince William County, Virginia 

 is the only National Forest in the region. It covers 7,353 hectares 

 and has moderate recreational use. 



Other federal lands include the U. S. Department of Agriculture 

 Research Station in Prince George's County which has over 3,878 

 hectares of land; and the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William 

 County, Virginia which includes valuable wetlands and wildlife in its 

 404 hectares. 



Protected State and Local Lands 



State Forests . Five state forests in the Bay region in Maryland 

 total approximately 8,400 hectares. The largest is the new and still 

 growing Pocomoke State Forest in Worcester County. It has 5,600 hectares 

 of land along and near the Pocomoke River. The state has designated the 

 Pocomoke a Scenic River, and will expand forests and local parks along 

 its banks. These state forests enjoy good protection with some 

 restrictions on their use, but their numbers are few and none has been 



