George D. Aiken Wilderness

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George D. Aiken Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Vermont known for its rugged forested landscapes, wildlife habitat, and opportunities for backcountry recreation within the Green Mountains.

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George D. Aiken Wilderness canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federally designated wilderness ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
allowedRecreation backpacking ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
area approximately 19 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 4,800 acres ⓘ
conservationPurpose preservation of natural conditions ⓘ
protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation U.S. Wilderness Area ⓘ
ecosystemService watershed protection ⓘ
established 1984 ⓘ
establishedBy Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984 ⓘ
feature steep slopes ⓘ
streams ⓘ
wetlands ⓘ
governingBody United States Forest Service ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Forest Service
governingLaw Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
hasBiome temperate broadleaf and mixed forest biome ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
landCover mixed conifer-hardwood forest ⓘ
northern hardwood forest ⓘ
legalStatus congressionally designated wilderness ⓘ
locatedIn Green Mountains ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bennington County, Vermont ⓘ
Windham County, Vermont ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Green Mountains ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. Forest Service Green Mountain National Forest ⓘ
namedAfter George D. Aiken ⓘ
nearestCity Bennington, Vermont ⓘ
nearestCommunity Shaftsbury, Vermont ⓘ
partOf Green Mountain National Forest ⓘ
National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
primaryUse backcountry recreation ⓘ
prohibitedUse mechanized equipment such as bicycles ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ
road construction ⓘ
timber harvesting ⓘ
region New England ⓘ
state Vermont ⓘ
terrain rugged forested landscape ⓘ

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Green Mountain National Forest → contains → George D. Aiken Wilderness ⓘ