43 



266,000 



107,500 



8 



32,400 



13,100 



20 



56,200 



22,700 



SUMMARY OF PRESENTLY PROTECTED AREAS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY 



Ownership Number of Sites Acres Hectares 



FEDERAL 



Military 



National Wildlife Refuges 



Other 



STATE 



Forests 



Parks 



Wildlife Management Areas 



Other 



PRIVATE OR QUASI-PUBLIC 



5 



20,750 



8,380 



36 



56,760 



22,930 



30 



78,700 



31,800 



26 



80,600 



32,570 



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. 



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