Protected areas of Puerto Rico
Entrance sign to El Yunque National Forest.
The protected areas of Puerto Rico include an array of natural areas in the archipelago of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, managed by a number of agencies and entities belonging to both federal and commonwealth government bodies. Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (often called national parks in Puerto Rico[1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other designations on state, municipal and public-private administration levels.[2][3][4]
Federal level[]
National Estuarine Research Reserves[]
National Forests[]
National Natural Landmarks[]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers[]
National Wilderness Preservation System[]
National Wildlife Refuge[]
- Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge spanning Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Navassa Island with the following units in Puerto Rico:
State level[]
Puerto Rico karst
Conservation Easement Sites (Servidumbres de conservación)[]
- Centro Espíritu Santo
- El Rabanal
- El Tambor
- Foreman Conservation Easement
- Gulín Farm
- Ledesma Moulier Farm
- María Luisa Farm
- Montes Oscuros
- Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest
- Picaflor Conservation Easement
- Siembra Tres Vidas
Conservation Zones[]
- Puerto Rico karst
Marine Reserves[]
- Desecheo Island Coastal Waters Marine Reserve
- Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve
Nature Reserves (Reservas Naturales)[]
- Aguas Buenas Cave System
- Belvedere Farm (part of Boquerón State Forest)
- Caja de Muertos
- Caño Martín Peña Nature Reserve
- Caño Tiburones
- Cayo Ratones (part of Boquerón State Forest)
- Cialitos River Nature Reserve
- Cibuco Swamp
- Condado Lagoon
- Cueva del Indio
- Espíritu Santo River Nature Reserve
- Hacienda La Esperanza Nature Reserve
- Humacao Nature Reserve
- Joyuda Lagoon (part of Boquerón State Forest)
- La Cordillera Reef
- (part of Boquerón State Forest)
- Las Cabachuelas Caves
- Las Piedras del Collado
- Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve
- Northeast Ecological Corridor
- Seven Seas Farm
- Planadas-Yeyesa Nature Reserve
- Pterocarpus Forest of Humacao
- (part of Guánica State Forest)
- San Juan Ecological Corridor
- Tortuguero Lagoon
- Vieques Bioluminescent Bay (Puerto Mosquito)
Protected Natural Areas (Áreas naturales protegidas)[]
La Robleda, Cayey
- Bairoa River Protected Natural Area
- Cerro Felíz
- Cerro La Tuna
- Cerro Las Mesas
- Cordillera Sabana Alta
- Culebras Protected Natural Area
- El Conuco Protected Natural Area
- Encantado River Protected Natural Area
- Freddie Ramírez Protected Natural Area
- Guaynabo River Protected Natural Area
- Hacienda Buena Vista Protected Natural Area
- Hacienda Lago Protected Natural Area
- Hacienda Margarita Protected Natural Area
- Hermanas Sendra Protected Natural Area
- Jacaboa River Protected Natural Area
- Jájome
- Jorge Sotomayor del Toro Protected Natural Area
- La Pitahaya Protected Natural Area
- La Robleda Protected Natural Area
- Los Frailes Farm Protected Natural Area
- Los Llanos Protected Natural Area
- Luz Martínez de Benítez Protected Natural Area
- Maricao River Protected Natural Area
- Marín Alto Protected Natural Area
- Medio Mundo and Daguao Protected Natural Area
- Ojo de Agua Protected Natural Area
- Paraíso de las Lunas Protected Natural Area
- Punta Cabullones Protected Natural Area
- Punta Pozuelo Protected Natural Area
- Punta Soldado Protected Natural Area
- Quebrada Janer Protected Natural Area
- San Juan Park Protected Natural Area
- Sana Muerto River Protected Natural Area
- Shapiro Protected Natural Area
- Sierra Pandura
- Toa Vaca River Protected Natural Area
- Toro Negro River Protected Natural Area
- Ulpiano Casal Protected Natural Area
Research Reserves (Áreas de investigación)[]
- Guayama Research Area
- Manatí Research Area
State Forests (Bosques Estatales)[]
- Aguirre
- Boquerón
- Cambalache
- Carite
- Ceiba
- Cerrillos
- Guajataca
- Guánica
- Guilarte
- Los Tres Picachos
- Maricao
- Monte Choca
- Nuevo Milenio
- Piñones
- del Pueblo
- Río Abajo
- San Patricio
- Susúa
- Toro Negro
- Vega
State Parks (Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico) and other protected areas[]
Las Casas de la Selva, Patillas
- Caguana Ceremonial Indigenous Heritage Park
- Caguas Real Reserve (currently managed by the USFWS)[5]
- Camuy River Caves
- El Verde Farm
- Finca Longo (managed by the DRNA forest service)[5]
- José Santiago Farm
- Julio Enrique Monagas Park
- Las Casas de la Selva
- Nolla Farm
Wildlife Refuges (Refugios de Vida Silvestre)[]
- Boquerón Iris Alameda Wildlife Refuge (part of Boquerón State Forest)
- Cerrillos Lake Wildlife Refuge
- El Buey Natural Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Guajataca Wildlife Refuge
- Lake La Plata Wildlife Refuge
- Lake Luchetti Wildlife Refuge
Municipal level[]
References[]
- ^ "Información de la agencia". pr.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ USDA, Forest Service. "Protected Natural Areas of Puerto Rico" (PDF). fs.usda.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Natural Protected Areas of Puerto Rico (December 2016 Inventory) | The Caribbean LCC CPA". caribbeanlcc.databasin.org. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ "Nuestras Áreas Naturales Protegidas". DRNA. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ a b c Municipio Autónomo de Caguas (2015). "REVISIÓN INTEGRAL DEL PLAN TERRITORIAL DEL MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE CAGUAS" (PDF).
External links[]
Categories:
- Protected areas of Puerto Rico
- Lists of protected areas of the United States
- Lists of protected areas by country