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management. This information is summarized in Table 2 and explained 

 in the text which follows. It is interesting to note that already 

 protected and preserved land in the region amounts to 7.5% of the 

 entire study area. For a detailed listing of all these areas, consult 

 Appendix E. 



TABLE 2. PRESENTLY PROTECTED AREAS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY 



Ownership Number of Sites Acres Hectares -* 



FEDERAL 



Military 



National Wildlife Refuges" 



Other 



STATE 



43 



266,000 



107,500 



8 



32,400 



13,100 



20 



56,200 



22,700 



Forests 



5 



20,750 



8,380 



Parks 



36 



56,760 



22,930 



Wildlife Management Areas 



30 



78,700 



31,800 



Other 



26 



80,600 



32,570 



PRIVATE OR QUASI-PUBLIC 8 10,770 4,350 



Total 602,200 243,300 



The hectare is a unit of area in the metric system. One hectare equals 

 10,000 square meters or 2.471 acres. There are approximately 258 

 hectares per square mile. 



2 

 Includes some land not in the N.W.R. system but administered by the 



U. S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



3 



Includes some land not in the W.M.A. systems but held with identical 



management practices. Also includes Virginia Natural Areas. 



