Protected Areas of the Hansa Federation

The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different, federal, state and local level authorities and receive varying leels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness, while others are operated with a defree of acceptable commerical use.

Federal Level Protected Areas

Federal protected areas include lands and waters owned by the federal government. Within these protected areas there are various categories of differing degrees of protection. One thing every federally protected area has in common is that they are managed by the Enviromental and Natural Resource Department (ENRD). There are several levels of federally protected areas. The federal government also asists

Federal and State Protected Land Designations

• Level I
  • National Parks
• Level II
  • National Monuments
  • State Parks
• Level III
  • National Ecosystems
    • Forests
    • Grasslands
    • Lakeshores
• Level IV
  • National Recreation Areas