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[[File:Roseberry topping north side.jpg|thumb|[[Roseberry Topping]], a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] on [[North York Moors]], England.]]
[[File:AntelopeValleyPoppyReserve 2008 05 04 a.jpg|thumb|[[Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve]], USA.]]
[[File:Kakadu 2431.jpg‎|thumb|Kakadu Escarpment, in [[Kakadu National Park]], [[Northern Territory]] of Australia.]]
[[File:Black Moshannon.jpg|thumb|Lake and bog of [[Black Moshannon State Park]], Pennsylvania, USA.]]
[[File:Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View in Yosemite NP.jpg|thumb|[[Yosemite National Park]], California, USA.]]

This [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aims primarily to provide information on all '''[[protected area]]s''' (abbreviated on this page as '''PAs''') in the world.

The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] (IUCN) defines a protected area as:
{{quote|An area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.}}
[[National park]]s are probably the best-known PAs, but there are many other categories. Protected areas are those which a higher level governmental entity manages, maintains and or oversees directly. For instance in the United States, this would include primarily federal and to a lesser degree, state managed areas, but rarely those managed by a county or city.

==Sub projects==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Protected areas task force]]
*[[Wikipedia: WikiProject Protected areas of India]]

==Open tasks==
Below are some suggested open tasks for Wikipedians looking to contribute.

* Create stubs (including the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Infobox|protected area infobox]]) for missing articles that may be mentioned in Talk page or listed here.
* Stubs should be created from the existing World Database of Protected Areas stewarded by the World Conservation Monitoring Center.
** [[List of areas in the National Park System of the United States]]
** [[List of U.S. National Forests]]
** [[List of National Wildlife Refuges]]
** [[United States National Marine Sanctuary]]
** [[List of U.S. Wilderness Areas]]

* Add infobox to, or upgrade to current template, articles in:
** [[List of Canadian national parks]] (needs map similar to Australia, New Zealand, and U.S.)
** [[List of areas in the National Park System of the United States]] (all National Parks and National Memorials are done)
** [[List of U.S. National Forests]]
** [[List of National Wildlife Refuges]]
** [[United States National Marine Sanctuary]]
** [[List of U.S. Wilderness Areas]]

* Create a full [[List of National Landscape Conservation System areas]]
* Expand stub articles from [[:Category:Protected area stubs]]
* Create navigation box templates similar to {{t1|National parks of the United States}} and {{t1|National Historical Parks of the United States}} (including the clickable map) for each classification of US Park (Monuments, Memorials, etc.).

See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Status]]

== Structure ==
There shall be a [[List of Conservation topics]] which lists the various topics on conservation. (This probably does not belong here...)

There shall be four article levels in this WikiProject:
*''Level 1:'' An article called "Protected area" shall discuss PAs in general, as opposed to any particular PA. Since a PA is almost always associated with one country, it will provide an alphabetical list (with links) of countries that have PAs. An extra item "International Protected Areas" will be added to the list for PAs that are shared by two or more countries.<br>
*''Level 2:'' These articles shall discuss a particular country's PAs in general. It shall have an alphabetical list of PA types (such as National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, ... / no links) which exist in that country, followed by a description. For each type (or combination of types) the existing PAs will be listed alphabetically (with links). For a PA that lies in a dependent territory of that country a mention shall be made of that territory.<br>
*''Level 3:'' In countries where all or part of the PAs are not managed on a country level the level 2 articles will contain an alphabetical list of the states/provinces/... (with links) that manage the PAs. The links to which they point shall be the level 3 articles. They shall have the same structure as the level 2 articles.<br>
*''Level 4:'' These shall be the actual PA articles.

==Articles==
As of May 2008 there are 3,192 articles associated with this wikiproject, by checking category.

It should be possible to show them classified by stub / start / B-class / good / featured status.

{{Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Protected_Areas_articles_by_quality_statistics}}

==Formatting==
===Formatting of the level 1 article ([[Protected area]])===
*A general description;
*A list of countries that have PAs (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format);
*A link to the page "[[International protected areas]]".

===Formatting of level 2 articles===
*A general description;
*A list of PA types with a short explanation;
*A list of PA's per PA type;
*A list of states/provinces/... for PA' which are managed on that level (with links in the "Protected areas of X" format).
*A link to the level 1 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

''For test articles see:'' [[Protected areas of Australia]], [[Protected areas of the United States]]

===Formatting of level 3 articles===
*A general description;
*A list of PA types with a short explanation (if that explanation differs from the explanation given on country level);
*A list of PA's per PA type.
*A link to the corresponding level 2 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

''For a test article see:'' [[Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory]]

===Formatting of level 4 articles===
*A description. This should contain the PAs location ([state/province/...] (where applicable), [country name], [distance and direction from (a) major or well known city/cities]) and its main features/points of interest. If available, one or more photos can be included;
*A template containing:
**The PA's name;
**IUCN Category;
**A map locator;
**Its location ([state/province/...], country);
**The nearest major or well known city;
**The PA's area (km² if acres, provide km² in parenthesis);
**Its latitude and longitude (major feature, main visitor center if within PA, or center);
**The date of establishment;
**The yearly visitation (and year the number is from) if available
**The governing body/bodies;
*A link to the corresponding level 3 article and (an) external link(s), if available.

''Note:'' depending on the IUCN category a different colour background is used.

''For test articles see:'' [[Bob Marshall Wilderness]]<br>[[Yellowstone National Park]]

==== Note ====
*Disambiguation pages are probably the best solution if there are PAs of the same type and with the same name in different countries/states/provinces/etc. Example: [[Glacier National Park]]

==Project messages ==
===Wikiproject message===
{{tl|WikiProject Protected Areas}} or {{tl|WikiProject Protected areas}} or {{tl|WikiProject protected areas}} or
{{tl|Messagebox protected areas}} can be added to talk pages. It gives this:

{{Messagebox protected areas|category=no}}

This template adds articles to [[:Category:Articles of WikiProject Protected areas]].

===Protected-area Stub===
You may use '''{{tl|Protected-area-stub}}''' for any protected area stubs that you write or come across. This will automatically populate the article in the [[:Category:Protected area stubs]] category.

===NPS Stub===
Another stub, for use in [[National Park Service]] articles: '''{{tl|US-NationalParkService-stub}}'''.

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Infobox|Protected areas infobox]] ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/General|Infobox]], showing the '''Infobox''' template, use practices and explanations.

== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Status|Status]] ==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Status|Status]] page which details current status of articles within the scope of this project.

== Participants ==<!-- This section is linked from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas]] -->
Please add yourself to the bottom of the list by typing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>, and add a note if you wish.
*[[User:mattfield|Matt Merrifield]] - I would love to figure out how to link these pages to the World Database of Protected Areas
*[[User:G_from_B|Guy]]
*[[User:Ram-Man|Ram-Man]]
*[[User:Dhum Dhum|D.D.]]
*[[User:Maveric149|mav]] (working on U.S. national parks and monuments; so far have brought several to FA status)
*[[User:Tiles|Tiles]]
*[[User:Tannin|Tannin]] (more a well-wisher than a participant as my plate is too full, but perhaps one day)
*[[User:Waltpohl|Walt Pohl]]
*[[User:Rmhermen|Rmhermen]] 16:28, Oct 16, 2004 (UTC)
*[[User:ClaudeMuncey|Claude Muncey]]
*[[User:Viriditas|Viriditas]]
*[[User:epolk|Eric Polk]]
*[[User:Chase I|Chase I]]
*[[User:Mrendo|Mr. Endo]]
*[[User:Brz7|Brz7]]
*[[User:MONGO|MONGO]] Commenced use of templates for Wilderness areas in United States
*[[User:Diceman|Diceman]] 18:10, 17 September 2005 (UTC) I've started adding tables to the Australian Parks, so that would make me a participant.
*[[User:Eoghanacht|Eoghanacht]], 2005 Sep 28. Am using the template on various sites in the U.S.
*[[User:Ravedave|Ravedave]] 07:18, 2 October 2005 (UTC) - Heck yeah! Just stumbled on this. Working on Minnesota parks. I'll start adding the template.
*[[User:Hike395|hike395]]: I've been gradually working on U.S. wilderness areas
*[[User:Nationalparks|Nationalparks]]: Mostly dealing with US National Park Service sites.
*[[User:Wsiegmund|Walter Siegmund]]: Editing and adding template to areas in Washington, Oregon and California, primarily.
*[[User:Jcw69|Jcw69]] - African input
*[[User:Banes|Banes]] - More African input.
*[[User:Benjaminb|Benjamin]] &ndash; [[Texas state parks]]
*--[[User:AudeVivere|Aude]] - As a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians/Cartographers|cartographer]], I'm willing to help with maps, and work on [[:Category:U.S._National_Historic_Sites|U.S. National Historic Sites]], as well as [[Canadian National Parks]] that woefully lack any standard.
*[[User:Darwinek|Darwinek]] - I can help too. Currently adding infoboxes to some National Parks and adding WikiProject messagebox to talk pages.
*[[User:Ghirlandajo|Ghirlandajo]] - I added the project notice to articles on [[Nature reserves in Russia]]
*[[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] – Will do the wilderness areas (and possibly wild forests) in New York State's [[Catskill Park]] and possibly some in the [[Adirondack Park|Adirondack Park]], too.
*[[User:CuBiXcRaYfIsH|CuBiXcRaYfIsH]] Willing to do anything related to US National Parks, currently planning an update to the [[National Park Service]] Article. I can do whatever just need some guidance
*[[User:Reisio|Reisio]] – will try to help out soon :)
*[[User:Antandrus|Antandrus ]] [[User_talk:Antandrus|(talk)]] - Worked on some in California; also happy to contribute pictures to places I've been.
*[[User:Cgoodwin]] [[User_talk:Cgoodwin|(talk)]] - NSW, in particular the [[Northern Tablelands]]
*[[User:Matilda|Matilda]] 21:24, 6 January 2006 (UTC) Australian, in particular south-eastern New South Wales and the ACT
*[[User:Jtneill|James Neill]] - Australian, SE NSW and the ACT.
*<FONT style="color:#5A3696">[[User:Miljoshi|ΜιĿ]]</FONT> - could help with some maps and stuff
*[[User:Mostlyharmless|Mostlyharmless]] 01:33, 20 January 2006 (UTC) will try and work on New Zealand's protected areas (approx 25% land area, 1.5% of seas)
*[[User:Dwmartin|Dwmartin]]- working on PA's in Missouri, specifically USFS and USFWS areas
* [[User:Youngamerican| ''<font color="blue">young</font>''<font color="#CFB53B">american</font>]] <small>([[User talk:Youngamerican|talk]])</small> - I have been working on getting the various articles related to the [[Monongahela National Forest]] up to snuff.
*[[User:Rmwarnick|Rmwarnick]] 05:08, 28 February 2006 (UTC) - I am working on [[Utah]] wilderness areas and related articles
*[[User:Kyoko|<font face="arial" color="#8652b9">''Kyok''</font>]][[User talk:Kyoko|<font face="arial" color="#BA55D3">''o''</font>]] 21:52, 3 March 2006 (UTC) - I hope to contribute from time to time.
*[[User:Clarkbhm|ClarkBHM]] 19:15, 16 March 2006 (UTC) - I had already started on several [[National Wildlife Refuge]]s before discovering the project. I'm happy to contribute.
*[[User:Mysid|Mysid]] 11:01, 22 March 2006 (UTC) &ndash; Working mostly on the Finnish national park and wilderness area articles by translating from fi-wiki and browsing maps. I've also made a locator map for them.
*[[User:ScottyBoy900Q|'''ScottyBoy900Q''']]<font color=red>[[User talk:ScottyBoy900Q|'''∞''']]</font> 00:52, 15 April 2006 (UTC). I contribute a lot of pictures so I'll be working in that area mostly. I'm a historic preservation graduate student and am often monitoring these pages anyway.
* [[User:False Prophet|False Prophet]] Will help the BWCA article
* [[User:Sam67fr|Sam67fr]] 16:59, 6 May 2006 (UTC) I hope I will help with some pictures
* [[User:PDXblazers|PDXblazers]] - Will fix what I can on US National Park and Monument Articles.
* [[User:Nebular110|Nebular110]] - Will mostly work on U.S. Monuments and Historic sites.
* [[User:Skookum1|Skookum1]] - Canada sites/areas (mostly BC and stubs for items in Western Canada and North; not familiar with the East or US so much).
* [[User:The.dharma.bum|the dharma bum]] - I'll do what I can!
* [[User:SP-KP|SP-KP]] 21:58, 26 July 2006 (UTC) bashing away at Britain's 5000+ [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] [[User:SP-KP|SP-KP]] 21:58, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Ruhrfisch|Ruhrfisch]] 01:31, 29 July 2006 (UTC) Working on State Forests and State Parks in Pennsylvania so far
* [[User:Peter Campbell|Peter Campbell]] <small>[[User talk:Peter Campbell|Talk!]]</small> 01:17, 31 July 2006 (UTC) I will work on some Australian parks and reserves
* [[User:GrandTeton|GrandTeton]]
* [[User:Mosamiazaz|Mosamiazaz]] 00:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC) - I have lots of my own photos of US NPS sites
* [[User:Blathnaid|<font color="Green">Bláthnaid</font>]] 17:44, 13 August 2006 (UTC) Working on African national parks at the moment.
* [[User:Nzovu|Nzovu]] 20:02, 17 August 2006 (UTC) - Will put in some work (and photos) on PAs in Southeast Asia and Africa as required
* [[User:Ryeguy|Ryeguy]] 04:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC) - Will focus on NPS and NPS units.
*{{User|Qyd}} - Work on [[List of Canadian national parks|Canadian parks]] and [[List of Alberta provincial parks|Alberta parks]], mostly stub to start, some mapping.
*[[User:Leeannedy|Leeannedy]] 13:03, 29 October 2006 (UTC) - Recently completed major expansion of [[Russell Cave National Monument]], will focus on areas in Southeastern United States, can assist with translation from German (if needed)
*[[User:Suicidalhamster|Suicidalhamster]] 04:20, 26 November 2006 (UTC) - Working on SSSIs in Britain.
*[[User:Mcghiever|McGhiever]] - Working on state parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
*[[User:Scorpion0422|Scorpion0422]] - Will work on many Ontario Provincial Parks.
*[[User:ForrestCroce|ForrestCroce]] 04:42, 14 December 2006 (UTC) - Working on western US wilderness areas; photographer
*[[User:Hdt83|<font color="336600"><b>Hdt83</b></font>]] [[User talk:Hdt83|<font color="blue">Talk/Chat</font>]] 19 January 2007
*[[user:Amartyabag|<font color="#0082B8">Amartyabag</font>]] [[User Talk:Amartyabag|<font color="#0082B8"> (Talk) </font>]] 10:53, 22 January 2007 (UTC) - India related also created [[Wikipedia: WikiProject Protected areas of India]]
*[[User:Dincher|Dincher]] - [[List of Pennsylvania State Parks|Pennsylvania State Parks]] and other places in Pennsylvania, also state parks in North Carolina and Delaware
*[[User:Pedronj87|Pedronj87]]
*[[User:Patricknoddy|'''Patricknoddy''']]<font color="#000000">[[User talk:Patricknoddy|<sup style="font-variant: small-caps;">'''TALK''' (reply here)</sup>]]</font><font color="#000000"><sup style="font-variant: small-caps;">|</sup></font><font color="#000000">[[Special:Contributions/Patricknoddy|<sup style="font-variant: small-caps;">'''HISTORY'''</sup>]]</font> 00:26, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
*[[User:Altosax456|Altosax]][[User talk:Altosax456|456]] 18:36, 15 April 2007 (UTC) working on ohio state parks
*[[User:Padraic|Padraic]] - worked in Ontario Parks for 4 summers, will be working on those articles primarily.
*[[User:1013-andy|1013-andy]] 04:27, 27 April 2007 (UTC) - Expanded a stub on Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge; I also live near a park myself... go there often.
*[[User:Aepstein607|Ari Epstein]] - Work on [[Adirondack Park]] and other protected areas in [[New York]]
*[[User:Svetovid|Svetovid]] 16:40, 29 May 2007 (UTC) -I've worked on all 9 [[National Parks of Slovakia]] and will work on all landscape protected areas (second in importance) + other protected areas in [[Slovakia]].
* -- [[User:Sander_S%C3%A4de|<span style="font-family:Palatino Linotype; color:gray;font-size:15px">Sander&nbsp;Säde</span>]] 16:00, 3 October 2007 (UTC) -- Working on National Parks and Nature Reserves of [[Estonia]].
* [[User:Havelock the Dane|<font color="#708090">Havelok</font>]] 18:27, 10 October 2007 (UTC) - I hope to work on wildlife reserves and protected areas. This is about the most rewarding and relaxing work I can see anyone doing here on this chaotic encyclopedia.
* --[[User:Moni3|Moni3]] 20:53, 30 October 2007 (UTC)Moni3 Just yesterday I visited Everglades NP and had one of the best days ever, but to find its article a mere fraction of the quality it should be. That tears it. It's on my list of things to improve now.
*[[User:Kaly99|Kaly99]] ([[User talk:Kaly99|talk]]) 19:23, 10 January 2008 (UTC) working on protected areas in [[Sierra Leone]].
*[[User:Marcia Wright]] Working on wilderness areas and national forests in California. 10:09, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
*[[User:Justinmorris|Justin Morris]] Working on maps in [[Utah]].
*[[User:Richard New Forest|Richard New Forest]] ([[User talk:Richard New Forest|talk]]) 14:15, 11 April 2008 (UTC) [[SSSI]]s and international conservation designations in [[United Kingdom]] (former [[NCC]] and [[EN]] officer).
*[[User:Doncram|Doncram]] [[User:Doncram|doncram]] ([[User talk:Doncram|talk]]) 02:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
*[[User:Barkjon|<span style="color:#fd0;background:#000">&nbsp;B<span style="color:#f90">a<span style="color:#f50">r<span style="color:#f00">k</span>j</span>o</span>n&nbsp;</span>]] 02:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
*[[User:Bruceanthro|Bruceanthro]] ([[User talk:Bruceanthro|talk]]) 13:11, 3 May 2008 (UTC) - interested in cultural heritage listed, indigenous co-managed, and/or private protected areas, especially in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
*[[User:Magnetawan|Magnetawan]]
*[[User:LeheckaG|LeheckaG]] ([[User talk:LeheckaG|talk]]) 21:53, 20 June 2008 (UTC) South-Eastern [[Alaska]], Northern [[Ohio]], and South-Western [[Massachusetts]]
*[[User:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <span style="border:1px solid blue;padding:1px;"> <font style="color:#fef;background:black;">'''''♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦'''''</font>]]</span> <sup>[[User talk:Blofeld of SPECTRE| <font size="-4"><font color="Black">'''$1,000,000?'''</font></font color> ]]</sup> 18:07, 22 June 2008 (UTC) - Mostly African and South American national parks and reserves
*'''<font face="Arial">[[User:Acroterion|<font color="black">Acroterion</font>]] <sub><small>[[User talk:Acroterion|<font color="gray">(talk)</font>]]</small></sub></font>''' 01:24, 20 August 2008 (UTC) US and Canadian national parks and forests
*[[User:Igloo321|Igloo321]] ([[User talk:Igloo321|talk]]) 22:06, 21 September 2008 (UTC) working on Japanese national parks
*[[User:Awickert|Awickert]] ([[User talk:Awickert|talk]]) 15:36, 22 December 2008 (UTC) State and national parks and forests, primarily in Minnesota, USA, and in other areas where I've worked
*[[User:WikiCamper|WikiCamper]] ([[User talk:WikiCamper|talk]]) 03:57, 17 January 2009 (UTC) Full time travelers. We visit and stay in many state and national parks. I will add content wherever I can.
*<font style="color:#355E3B">[[User:Droll|'''droll''']]</font>&nbsp;<font style="color:#704214">[[User talk:Droll|'''&#91;chat&#93;''']]</font> 23:48, 10 March 2009 (UTC) Primarily interested in cleanup and template improvement. I have already worked on improving a number of articles.
*[[User:Prashanthns|prashanthns]] ([[User talk:Prashanthns|talk]]) 09:34, 21 March 2009 (UTC) Improving stubs and creating articles on lesser known PAs. Improving flora/fauna on existing PA articles. Have already been doing it, but adding name now.
*[[User:MED usgswrd|MED usgswrd]] ([[User talk:MED usgswrd|talk]]) Worked in Glacier National Park and have visited MANY others!!! As a geologist and environmentalist, I will QA/QC the geologic and hydrologic descriptions of NPS WP sites (when I have time).--Michael E. Degnan, Jr. 23:39, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
*[[User:Alexikoua|Alexikoua]] working on regions in Greece ([[User talk:Alexikoua|talk]]) 05:37, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
* [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]] ([[User talk:Rosiestep|talk]]) 17:28, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
*<font color="#1EC112">[[User:Reywas92|Reywas92]]</font><sup><font color="#45E03A">[[User talk:Reywas92|'''Talk''']]</font></sup>
* [[User:Elekhh|Elekhh]] ([[User talk:Elekhh|talk]]) 00:32, 1 December 2009 (UTC) - I contributed to many PA articles: particularly Indonesian NPs and Ramsar sites wordlwide. Happy to discover this large wiki project group!
* [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] ([[User talk:The Bushranger|talk]]) 22:05, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
* [[User:Qfl247|Qfl247]] ([[User talk:Qfl247|talk]]) 14:19, 3 May 2010 (UTC), geologist who lives in Utah and wishes [[Notch Peak|this]] was at least a National Monument...

===Clean up bot helper===
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===Userbox and user category===
You may also list yourself in the [[:Category:WikiProject Protected areas participants]] by adding the following to your userpage:

:<nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject Protected areas participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki>

Another method is to add "<tt>protectedareas</tt>" to your {{tl|babel}} box. Inclusion of the userbox will automatically add you to the user category.

Or you add the {{tl|User protectedareas}} template to your userpage:
{{User protectedareas}}
{{clear}}

An alternative user box can be added by placing {{tl|User WPA}} on your user page:

{{User WPA}}
{{clear}}

* However, please also manually add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected areas#Participants|project's list of participants]].

== Parentage ==
The parent of this WikiProject is the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geography|WikiProject Geography]].

==Featured and other cool content==
===Featured articles===
'''Boldfaced''' articles were featured on the main page for Wikipedia.

*[[Kaziranga National Park]]
*'''[[Banff National Park]]'''
*'''[[Bryce Canyon National Park]]'''
*[[Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve]]
*[[Death Valley National Park]]
*[[Everglades National Park]]
*[[Exmoor]]
*[[Glacier National Park (US)]]
*'''[[Manzanar]]'''
*[[Mendip Hills]]
*[[Mount Rushmore National Memorial]] (redirects to [[Mount Rushmore]])
*[[Redwood National and State Parks]]
*'''[[Rondane National Park]]'''
*'''[[Shoshone National Forest]]'''
*'''[[Yellowstone National Park]]'''
*[[Yosemite National Park]]
*'''[[Zion National Park]]'''
*[[Presque Isle State Park]]
*[[Black Moshannon State Park]]
*'''[[Cherry Springs State Park]]'''
*[[Worlds End State Park]]
*[[Colton Point State Park]]
*[[Leonard Harrison State Park]]
*[[Upper Pine Bottom State Park]]
Related: '''[[Geology of the Bryce Canyon area]]''' · '''[[Geology of the Death Valley area]]''' · '''[[Geology of the Grand Canyon area]]''' · '''[[Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area]]''' · [[History of the Grand Canyon area]] · '''[[History of the Yosemite area]]''' · '''[[Geology of the Capitol Reef area]]''' · [[Yellowstone fires of 1988]]

*'''[[Carlsbad Caverns National Park]]''' (Former featured article. Was deleted and then recreated due to copyvio issues.)

===Featured pictures===
'''By Wikipedians:'''
<gallery>
Image:TakakkawFalls2 edit.jpg|[[Takakkaw Falls]], Canada
Image:Petrified wood closeup 2.jpg|Petrified tree in [[Petrified Forest National Park]], USA.
Image:Barns grand tetons.jpg|Barn on Mormon Row in [[Grand Teton National Park]]
Image:Dead Vlei 4.jpg|Dead trees in [[Namib-Naukluft National Park]], Namibia
Image:Lady Barron Falls Mt Field National Park.jpg|Lady Barron Falls, [[Mount Field National Park|Mount Field NP]], Australia
File:Russell Falls 2.jpg|Russell Falls, [[Mount Field National Park|Mount Field NP]], Australia
File:Jamison Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia - Nov 2008.jpg|Jamison Valley, [[Blue Mountains (Australia)|Blue Mountains NP]], Australia
File:Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin from above.jpg|Grand Prismatic Spring in [[Yellowstone National Park]]
</gallery>
'''By others:'''
<gallery>
Image:Puu oo.jpg|[[Pu'u 'O'o]], a Volcanic cone on Kilauea, Hawaii
Image:Delicatearch1.jpg|[[Delicate Arch]], [[Arches National Park]], Utah
Image:Pahoeoe fountain original.jpg|Pahoehoe fountain
Image:Grand prismatic spring.jpg|[[Grand Prismatic Spring]], [[Yellowstone National Park]]
Image:Zion Narrows.jpg|[[The Narrows (Zion National Park)]]
Image:Winter storm at Bryce Canyon.jpg|[[Bryce Canyon National Park]]
Image:Canyon de Chelly, Navajo.jpg|[[Canon de Chelly]]
Image:Adams The Tetons and the Snake River.jpg|[[Grand Teton National Park]], Wyoming
</gallery>

===Featured lists===
*[[List of areas in the National Park System of the United States]]
*[[List of National Monuments of the United States]]
*[[List of Pennsylvania state parks]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Avon]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Merseyside]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset]]
*[[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire]]

===Fully illustrated lists===
:''See also: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places#List of fully illustrated lists]]
*[[List of Pennsylvania state parks]], with 120 pics, completed by [[User:Dincher]], 16 Dec 2009. Awesome! [[User:Doncram|doncram]] ([[User talk:Doncram|talk]]) 18:59, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
::Thanks for noticing! [[User:Dincher|Dincher]] ([[User talk:Dincher|talk]]) 22:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

===Featured portals===
None

==Map locators==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Map Locators/Australia|/Map Locators/Australia]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Protected Areas/Map Locators/United States|/Map Locators/United States]]
*[[:Image:Canadian National Parks Location.png]]
*[[:Image:New_zealand_blank_outline_map.png]] (B/W) or [[:Image:NZ_Locator_Blank.png]] (colour)
*[[:Image:India-locator-map-blank.svg]] – There are apparently articles that are using [[:Image:India-states-map-blank.png]], which need to be upgraded.
*[[:Image:Finland locator map.svg]]

==Useful links==
;General
* [http://whc.unesco.org/en/list The UNESCO World Heritage List] – official database of all protected sites under the World Heritage Convention
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/wdpa/index.htm WCPA World Database on Protected Areas]
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/nat_warning.htm UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas & World Heritage prototype database]
* [http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/UN_list/index.htm UN protected area] – definitions, etc.

;United States specific
* [http://www2.nature.nps.gov/NPstats/select_report.cfm?by=year Nat'l Park Service Visitation Database]
* [http://www.topozone.com/ Topozone] – for finding lat/long of various places
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm Nat'l Historic Landmark Database Search] – to see if an area is also an NHL
* [http://www.nr.nps.gov/ Nat'l Register of Historic Places Database Search] – to see if an area is on the Register
* [http://www.wilderness.net/ Wilderness.net lists virtually every wilderness area in the U.S.]

;Wikipedia categories
* [[:Category:Protected areas of the United States]] and its various subcategories
* [[:Category:National Register of Historic Places]] – note that NHLs and certain NPS designations are subcategories

[[Category:WikiProject Protected areas| ]]
[[Category:Geographical WikiProjects|Protected areas]]

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