Inventoried Roadless Area acreages in Special Designated Areas by Category of Area and Management Prescription within Mega-region | | |
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All acreage figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000. The Eastern Mega-region does not include a 2,100 acre Research Natural Area ploygon in Puerto Rico where road construction is prohibited. | |
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| IRA Categories | |
| Special Designated Area outside of IRAs in the US | Inventoried Roadless Areas where road construction is Prohibited | Inventoried Roadless Areas recommended for wilderness | Inventoried Roadless Areas where road construction is allowed | Inventoried Roadless Areas | Total Special Designated Areas in US | |
| | acres (1,000) | acres (1,000) | acres (1,000) | acres (1,000) | acres (1,000) | acres (1,000) | |
ALASKA | National Primitive Area | | | | | | | |
National Scenic Research Area | | | | | | | |
National Scenic Area | | | | | | | |
National Wild & Scenic Rivers | | | | | | | |
National Recreation Area | | 7 | | | 7 | 7 | |
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve | | | | | | | |
National Monument | 3,107 | | | | | 3,107 | |
National Volcanic Monument | | | | | | | |
National Historic Area | | | | | | | |
Wilderness Study Area | | 380 | 1,590 | | 1,970 | 1,970 | |
Research Natural Area | | 38 | | | 38 | 38 | |
Other Congressionally Designated Areas | | 854 | | | 854 | 854 | |
Sum | 3,107 | 1,279 | 1,590 | | 2,869 | 5,976 | |
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EASTERN US | National Primitive Area | | | | | | | |
National Scenic Research Area | | | | | | | |
National Scenic Area | 7 | 8 | | | 8 | 15 | |
National Wild & Scenic Rivers | 192 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 204 | |
National Recreation Area | 421 | 49 | | 34 | 83 | 504 | |
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve | | | | | | | |
National Monument | | | | | | | |
National Volcanic Monument | | | | | | | |
National Historic Area | | | | | | | |
Wilderness Study Area | 3 | 3 | 33 | | 36 | 39 | |
Research Natural Area | 33 | 7 | | 1 | 8 | 41 | |
Other Congressionally Designated Areas | 7 | | | | | 7 | |
Sum | 664 | 70 | 35 | 41 | 146 | 810 | |
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WESTERN US | National Primitive Area | 181 | | | | | 181 | |
National Scenic Research Area | 8 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
National Scenic Area | 115 | 43 | 7 | | 50 | 165 | |
National Wild & Scenic Rivers | 670 | 93 | | 86 | 180 | 850 | |
National Recreation Area | 1,453 | 180 | 212 | 726 | 1,118 | 2,572 | |
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve | 640 | | | 56 | 56 | 696 | |
National Monument | 219 | 108 | | | 108 | 326 | |
National Volcanic Monument | 145 | 25 | | 2 | 27 | 172 | |
National Historic Area | | | | | | | |
Wilderness Study Area | 392 | 393 | 215 | 197 | 805 | 1,197 | |
Research Natural Area | 235 | 141 | 28 | 58 | 227 | 462 | |
Other Congressionally Designated Areas | 720 | 452 | 16 | 50 | 518 | 1,238 | |
Sum | 4,778 | 1,435 | 478 | 1,178 | 3,091 | 7,869 | |
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ENTIRE US | National Primitive Area | 181 | | | | | 181 | |
National Scenic Research Area | 8 | 1 | | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
National Scenic Area | 122 | 51 | 7 | | 58 | 180 | |
National Wild & Scenic Rivers | 863 | 97 | 2 | 92 | 191 | 1,054 | |
National Recreation Area | 1,874 | 236 | 212 | 760 | 1,208 | 3,083 | |
National Game Refuge/Wildlife Preserve | 640 | | | 56 | 56 | 696 | |
National Monument | 3,326 | 108 | | | 108 | 3,434 | |
National Volcanic Monument | 145 | 25 | | 2 | 27 | 172 | |
National Historic Area | | | | | | | |
Wilderness Study Area | 396 | 776 | 1,838 | 197 | 2,811 | 3,206 | |
Research Natural Area | 268 | 186 | 28 | 59 | 272 | 541 | |
Other Congressionally Designated Areas | 727 | 1,305 | 16 | 50 | 1,372 | 2,099 | |
Sum | 8,550 | 2,784 | 2,103 | 1,219 | 6,106 | 14,656 | | |
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