List of Maryland wildlife management areas
Dierssen Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County, Maryland This is a list of Maryland wildlife management areas . As of 2016[update] Maryland owned and managed sixty-one wildlife management areas (WMAs) covering 123,530 acres (499.9 km2 ) of land.[ 1]
Management
Maryland wildlife management areass are managed by the Wildlife and Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources . Management focuses on developing wildlife habitat and providing publicly accessible space for hunting, fishing and trapping; low-impact non-hunting use is also permitted on many properties.[ 2] [ 3]
List of Maryland wildlife management areas
The following table lists all WMAs owned and managed by Maryland as of 2016[update] [ 1] [ 4]
WMA name[ 1]
County or counties[ 1]
Region[ 5]
Area[ 1]
Notes[ 5]
Avondale Carroll Central
2 )
Belle Grove Allegany Western
2 )
Bodkin Island Queen Anne's Eastern
2 )
Billmeyer Allegany Western
2 )
Bowen Prince George's Southern
2 )Accessible only by boat
Cedar Island Somerset Eastern
2 )Accessible only by boat
Cedar Point Charles Southern
2 )
Cheltenham Prince George's Southern
2 )
Chicamuxen Charles Southern
2 )
Chicone Creek Dorchester Eastern
2 )
Cunningham Swamp Garrett Western
2 )
Dan's Mountain Allegany Western
2 )
Deal Island Somerset Eastern
2 )
Devil Island Area Worcester Eastern
2 )
Dierssen Montgomery Central
2 )Designated as a wildlife sanctuary; hunting and trapping not permitted.
E.A. Vaughn Worcester Eastern
2 )
Earleville Cecil Central
2 )
Ellis Bay Wicomico Eastern
2 )
Fairmount Somerset Eastern
2 )
Fishing Bay Dorchester Eastern
2 )Located adjacent to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Hill Allegany Western
2 )
Globe Com Anne Arundel Southern
2 )
Gravel Hill Swamp Frederick Western
2 )
Grove Farm Cecil Central
2 )
Gwynnbrook Baltimore Central
2 )The oldest WMA in Maryland; established in 1919.
Heater's Island Frederick Western
2 )Located within the Potomac River and accessible only by boat.
Hopkins Branch Harford Central
2 )
Hugg-Thomas Howard , Carroll Central
2 )
Idylwild Caroline Eastern
2 )
Indian Springs Washington Western
2 )
Islands of the Potomac Allegany , Washington ,Frederick , Montgomery Central
2 )Encompasses thirty islands within the Potomac River .
Isle of Wight Worcester Eastern
2 )
Johnson Wicomico Eastern
2 )
Kent Island Research Center Queen Anne's Eastern
2 )
LeCompte Dorchester Eastern
2 )
Linkwood Dorchester Eastern
2 )
Little Patuxent Oxbow Anne Arundel Southern
2 )
Maryland Marine Properties Somerset Eastern
2 )
McIntosh Run St. Mary's Southern
2 )
McKee-Beshers Montgomery Central
2 )
Millington Kent Eastern
2 )
Mt. Nebo Garrett Western
2 )
Myrtle Grove Charles Southern
2 )
Nanjemoy Charles Southern
2 )
Nanjemoy Creek Charles Southern
2 )
Nanticoke River Wicomico , Dorchester Eastern
2 )
Old Bohemia Cecil Central
2 )
Parker's Creek Calvert Southern
2 )
Pocomoke River Worcester Eastern
2 )
Pocomoke Sound Somerset Eastern
2 )Accessible only by boat
Prather's Neck Washington Western
2 )
Ridenour Swamp Frederick Western
2 )
Riverside Charles Southern
2 )
Sideling Hill Allegany , Washington Western
2 )
Sinepuxent Bay Worcester Eastern
2 )Accessible only by boat
South Marsh Island Dorchester , Somerset Eastern
2 )Accessible only by boat
Strider Montgomery Central
2 )
Tar Bay Dorchester Eastern
2 )Accessible only by boat
Taylor's Island Dorchester Eastern
2 )
Warrior Mountain Allegany Western
2 )
Wellington Somerset Eastern
2 )
Wetipquin Wicomico Eastern
2 )
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