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Formally Classified Lands Formally Classified Lands Formally Classified Lands are properties administered either by federal, state or local agencies or have been given special protection through formal legislative designation. Some of these have been listed and explained individually within this Guide. Others are noted here, but the list should not be considered complete. Formally Classified Lands include: 1. National Parks 14. National Monuments 2. National Reserves 15. Recreation Areas 3. Battlefields and Military Parks 16. National Seashores 4. National Lakeshores 17. National Natural Landmarks 5. National Parkways 18. Cooperative Management and Protection Areas 6. National Conservation Areas 19. Outstanding Natural Areas 7. Forest Reserves 20. Wilderness 8. Wilderness Study Areas 21. National Scenic and Historic Trails 9. Wild and Scenic Rivers 22. National Forest 10. National Grasslands 23. National Wildlife Refuges 11. Coordination Areas 24. Waterfowl Production Areas 12. Coastal Zones 25. Areas of State and Local Interest 13. Costal Barriers Resource System There is not a single source of information for the Formally Classified Lands. Individual land areas can be researched on line by the above titles. Any required consultation should be with the administrating agency. If a project is located near or within a Formally Classified Land, it does not automatically mean the project will be denied. Each agency has different requirements. Some allow compatible development and others have zero development policies. Note that the classification is not limited to federal agencies. For example, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) oversees the State Parks, State Historic Sites, and State Natural Areas. The TPWD web site has specific information about each and it can be found here: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us . Most Rural Developments projects are not located in or near Formally Classified Land areas. Those that are located near one should note this in the report and indicate that there is no impact anticipated if that is case. Projects that are in or immediately adjacent to Formally Classified Land areas and may have potential impact should contact their administrator for comments. Potential impacts to adjacent sites usually mean that the proposed project will have some type of water or air pollutant discharge. It may also mean that the project will generate large amounts of vehicle traffic which could burden the existing road system or generate noise which would disturb wildlife. In rare occasions, the size of a project could be the issue. Having a large electrical generating wind turbine adjacent to a Wildlife Refuge may require special mitigation measures or in the worse case may not be recommended by the consulting agency. The graphics or maps which follow this page are only a small sample of what can be generated from searching the internet for information. ROCKY MNT. FRONT (SEE INSET MAP) SACRAMENTO 8 E. HARTWELL MASON NECK NECHES RIVER A.R. MARSHALL- LOXAHATCHEE SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 0 10 50 Kilometers 239 0 10 50 Miles 35 North To San Antonio ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 37 77 Rockport Aransas Pass 181 Port Aransas 361 358 Mustang Island Corpus State Park Christi Padre Balli County Park 22 (Bob Hall Pier) Kingsville Park Headquarters Malaquite Beach Area PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE L 77 A GULF OF G U MEXICO TEXAS N Port A M Mansfield Channel Mansfield A No possible crossing LAGUNA D ATASCOSA 186 R by vehicle NATIONAL E WILDLIFE REFUGE South Padre Island Harlingen 83 Cameron County Parks U S G M A Rio rande Port Isabel E X Port Isabel I C O 48 Lighthouse State Palo Alto Battlefield Historic Site National Historic Site Brownsville Brazos Island TAMAULIPAS State Park BRAZORIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS UNITED STATES UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PUBLIC WATERFOWL HUNTING AND FISHING AREAS FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 0 95 15' 95 100' LAND ACCESS FISHING AREA C HO CO LAT REGUGE BOUNDARY E WATERFOWL HUNTING BA PUBLIC FISHING AREAS Y (NO HUNTING ALLOWED) BAYOU A U 04 29 100' S 20 N T O I T N R A Y H A W RW 0 TE 29 10' A W B A Y O L 7 A U 2 ST 2 2 A 0 O 8 C A TR IN Y A W R E T HOSKINS MOUND A W Y A PRIVATE LAND L B 2 A 2 T 7 S A O C A R T N A I U S OYSTER T I N T S LAKE E W BA MIDDLE BAYOU ST RO P PUBLIC BAY OU WATERFOWL HUNT ALLIGATOR AREA LAKE BA Bird YOU PUBLIC BOAT U YO RAMP BA Island M P U RO D ST BASTROP A IS B BASTROP BAY L A BAYOU N REFUGE OFFICE D CLAY LOST 0 BANKS LAKE 29 05' Y 0 29 05' A W R E T H A G W OU COX LAKE INFORMATION AND SL Y DISCOVERY L A G I B A ENTRANCE B H T COMPLEX G S SIGN U A O B L O I G S C CHRISTMAS POINT A R T PUBLIC N GH I SLOU SQUARE WATERFOWL HUNT PUBLIC BOAT ISLAND LAKE AREA RAMP BIG SALT LAKE N AUTO TOUR D N A SL I LT S S SA BA T AL Y LE T O WOLF S L W E U A FO SALT LAKE LAKE M U T AYO IS B R H C S NICKS SUBBLEFIELD LAKE LAKE Y Y A HOUSTON A B 6 Y W IT R N E M RI T T Y A U A L R 59 B W o W D 35 5 O 2 B O 45 N 3 P p TO 0 O C S 29 00' L I VE S L L A X A T G Y S E A O 6 B A Y O M S 0 C 29 00' T 288 TEXAS E A R R CITY T N I W H S A GALVESTON E T F R E CR F R EEK O ANGLETON L L L L 4 A A A A 00 K K K K 2 E E E E 5 0 7 0 F 35 5 2 3 L 2 2 3 H U OR SH G 36 O E E K BRAZORIA O A C L XI D NWR E U LAN AN M N E IS W F I N S FREEPORT O O GO F N E PUBLIC BOAT L K U LA G 332 RAMP VICINITY MAP BAYO U 0 15 30 SCALE IN MILES 0 0 0 0 95 20' 95 15' 95 10' 7.5 COMPILED IN REALTY FROM DIGITIZED U.S.G.S. QUADRANGLE MAPS, SURVEYS BY MEAN SCALE 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 FEET . DECLINATION U.S.F.W.S. AND OTHER OFFICIAL RECORDS. N c h i 1974 t t r e o n N SCALE 0.5 1 2 3 4 g 0 KILOMETERS e a ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO JANUARY 1995 u M r REVISION: 9/2003 T 2R TX SPC HUNT PLOT AT 1=10000 TO FIT ON 8.5 X 11 THIS MAP WAS GENERATED BY RAFAEL FERNANDEZ r Dumas e iv 152 R Stinnett an di na Ca Four Way Sanford 1913 Borger Lake 152 Meredith Fritch Alibates Flint Quarries Pampa 87 National Monument 287 Lake Meredith National Recreation Area 60 207 70 Panhandle 136 40 287 AMARILLO 0 20 Kilometers 27 0 20 Miles Abbreviations for National Park System Areas San Juan Island NHP North IHS International Historic Site NHS National Historic Site NP & PRES National Park N RES National Reserve NB National Battlefield NL National Lakeshore and Preserve NS National Seashore Cascades Ross Lake NRA NBP National Battlefield Park NM National Monument N PRES National Preserve NSR National Scenic River/Riverway NP NBS National Battlefield Site NM & PRES National NR National River NST National Scenic Trail NHP National Historical Park Monument and Preserve NRA National Recreation Area PKWY Parkway Olympic NP Lake Chelan NRA NHP & PRES National NMP National Military Park NRR National Recreational River SRR Scenic and Recreational River Ebey’s Landing Historical Park and Preserve N MEM National Memorial NRRA National River WR Wild River NH RES NH RES National Historical Reserve NP National Park and Recreation Area WSR Wild and Scenic River SEATTLE Klondike Gold Rush NHP Lake Roosevelt NRA Glacier NP OLYMPIA Lake of the Woods Mount Rainier NP WASHINGTON Fort Clatsop N MEM 82 Appalachian Missouri NST Fort Vancouver NHS Ri Fort Union Trading Post NHS ver Voyageurs NP Colu PORTLAND mbi Nez Perce NHP a River Grand Portage NM Isle Royale NP Saint Croix Island Whitman Mission NHS IHS 90 NORTH DAKOTA S SALEM MONTANA KE UPE LA RI MAINE HELENA Knife River Indian Villages NHS OR Grant-Kohrs Ranch NHS Theodore Apostle Keweenaw NHP 95 Acadia NP Roosevelt NP Islands 5 BISMARCK NL 84 94 AUGUSTA Big Hole one Pictured st River FARGO VT. John Day Fossil Beds NM NB w MINNESOTA Rocks NL Yello BILLINGS BURLINGTON 89 93 Little Bighorn Battlefield NM MONTPELIER 35 L OREGON Bighorn Canyon AK IDAHO Saint Croix NSR E NRA Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP H Saint-Gaudens NHS WISCONSIN Sleeping U Crater Lake NP Yellowstone NP R CONCORD Bear 87 91 75 O S BOISE 29 Dunes Oregon Caves n 15 90 Mississippi NRRA N a ST. PAUL NL Fort Stanwix N.H. Lowell NHP NM k e Devils Tower NM IO MINNEAPOLIS M NTAR NM John D. Rockefeller, Jr. SOUTH DAKOTA is O Saratoga NHP BOSTON si E SYRACUSE MASS. Cape Cod R Craters of the Moon Memorial PKWY ss AK iv PIERRE ip L NS e NM p 43 ALBANY 90 r i N ROCHESTER NEW YORK Lava Beds NM Grand Teton NP R 39 90 Goose i A Martin Van Buren NHS PROVIDENCE Redwood NP Mount Rushmore N MEM ve 84 Roger Williams N MEM Hagerman Fossil Pipestone NM G Women’s Rights NHP Springfield Armory NHS Lake Minuteman Missile NHS r Lake I Beds NM Jewel Cave NM New Bedford Winnebago H 90 MICHIGAN BUFFALO 81 88 CONN.
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