The wilderness contains a diverse range of ecosystems, from park-like upland forests of longleaf pine and pitcher plant bogs with wild azaleas and orchids to bottomland hardwood forests and palmetto flats along the Neches River.[3]
Maintenance
The primitive landscape has been relatively untouched, and the Forest Service has managed to keep the area natural with the help of regulations and prohibited activities. It is their effort to keep the designated land clean and natural.[4]
upland, island, wilderness, five, designated, wilderness, areas, managed, forest, service, east, texas, acre, wilderness, located, angelina, jasper, counties, part, angelina, national, forest, area, named, conservationist, edward, fritz, effort, designate, wil. Upland Island Wilderness is one of five designated wilderness areas managed by the U S Forest Service in East Texas The 13 331 acre 53 95 km2 1 wilderness is located in Angelina and Jasper Counties and is part of Angelina National Forest The area was named by conservationist Edward C Fritz who led the effort to designate wilderness areas in East Texas in 1984 Upland Island WildernessIUCN category Ib wilderness area LocationTexas United StatesNearest cityLufkin TXCoordinates31 4 10 N 94 21 31 W 31 06944 N 94 35861 W 31 06944 94 35861 Coordinates 31 4 10 N 94 21 31 W 31 06944 N 94 35861 W 31 06944 94 35861Area13 331 acres 5 395 ha 1 EstablishedOctober 30 1984 2 Governing bodyU S Forest ServiceWebsiteAngelina N F Upland Island amp Turkey Hill Wilderness Areas Contents 1 Ecosystems 2 Maintenance 3 References 4 External linksEcosystems EditThe wilderness contains a diverse range of ecosystems from park like upland forests of longleaf pine and pitcher plant bogs with wild azaleas and orchids to bottomland hardwood forests and palmetto flats along the Neches River 3 Maintenance EditThe primitive landscape has been relatively untouched and the Forest Service has managed to keep the area natural with the help of regulations and prohibited activities It is their effort to keep the designated land clean and natural 4 References Edit a b Upland Island Wilderness Wilderness net Compromise bill establishes five Texas wilderness areas Texas State Historical Association Online Upland Island Wilderness Area Texas State Historical Association Online Angelina N F Upland Island amp Turkey Hill Wilderness Areas United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved 17 July 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Angelina National Forest Angelina National Forest USDA Forest Service National Forests amp Grasslands in Texas This article related to a protected area in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Upland Island Wilderness amp oldid 1052945568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
