Amelia Wildlife Management Area is a 2,217-acre (8.97 km2) Wildlife Management Area located in Amelia County, Virginia. Primarily upland habitat, it also preserves around 175 acres (0.71 km2) of bottomland hardwoods and beaverswampland along the Appomattox River. Much of the land was formerly used for farming; today it is managed to preserve wildlife habitat. The forest is mature, with gently rolling terrain, and an altitude between 200 and 300 feet (61 and 91 m) above sea level. Much of the area is bounded on the north by the Appomattox River.[2]
Amelia Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, boating, and camping.[2] Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, a current Virginia boat registration, or a WMA access permit.[3]
amelia, wildlife, management, area, acre, wildlife, management, area, located, amelia, county, virginia, primarily, upland, habitat, also, preserves, around, acres, bottomland, hardwoods, beaver, swampland, along, appomattox, river, much, land, formerly, used,. Amelia Wildlife Management Area is a 2 217 acre 8 97 km2 Wildlife Management Area located in Amelia County Virginia Primarily upland habitat it also preserves around 175 acres 0 71 km2 of bottomland hardwoods and beaver swampland along the Appomattox River Much of the land was formerly used for farming today it is managed to preserve wildlife habitat The forest is mature with gently rolling terrain and an altitude between 200 and 300 feet 61 and 91 m above sea level Much of the area is bounded on the north by the Appomattox River 2 Amelia Wildlife Management AreaIUCN category V protected landscape seascape Location within VirginiaShow map of VirginiaAmelia Wildlife Management Area the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationAmelia County VirginiaCoordinates37 27 50 N 77 54 45 W 37 46389 N 77 91250 W 37 46389 77 91250 1 Governing bodyVirginia Department of Game and Inland FisheriesAmelia Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries The area is open to the public for hunting fishing hiking horseback riding boating and camping 2 Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit a current Virginia boat registration or a WMA access permit 3 See also editList of Virginia Wildlife Management AreasReferences edit Amelia ProtectedPlanet United Nations Environment Programme s World Conservation Monitoring Centre Retrieved December 30 2016 a b Amelia Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Retrieved December 30 2016 Access Permit Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Retrieved December 30 2016 External links editVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Amelia Wildlife Management Area This article related to a protected area in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Amelia County Virginia state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amelia Wildlife Management Area amp oldid 1076250606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
