Protected areas of the United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Protected_areas_of_the_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designation	gptkb:state_order local federal tribal
gptkbp:firstNationalPark	gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park
gptkbp:firstNationalParkYear	1872
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Bureau_of_Land_Management gptkb:National_Park_Service gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service State governments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Protected areas of the United States
gptkbp:include	gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	I-VI
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Denali_National_Park gptkb:Everglades_National_Park gptkb:Grand_Canyon_National_Park gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park gptkb:Monomoy_National_Wildlife_Refuge gptkb:Tongass_National_Forest gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park gptkb:Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge gptkb:Channel_Islands_National_Marine_Sanctuary gptkb:Mojave_National_Preserve
gptkbp:numberOfLocations	63
gptkbp:numberOfNationalForests	154
gptkbp:numberOfNationalMonuments	over 100
gptkbp:numberOfNationalWildlifeRefuges	over 560
gptkbp:numberOfStateParks	over 6,600
gptkbp:numberOfWildernessAreas	over 800
gptkbp:percentageOfLand	about 14% of U.S. land area
gptkbp:platform	gptkb:National_Park_Service_Organic_Act gptkb:Wilderness_Act gptkb:National_Forest_Management_Act gptkb:National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Administration_Act gptkb:Antiquities_Act
gptkbp:purpose	conservation recreation wildlife protection cultural preservation
gptkbp:servesArea	over 1 million square miles
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Everglades_National_Park gptkb:Grand_Canyon_National_Park gptkb:Yellowstone_National_Park gptkb:Yosemite_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5