Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area Explained

Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area[1] (formerly known as Bartram Educational Forest and as Bartram State Forest[2]) is a 21130NaN0 state land tract in Baldwin County and Wilkinson County, Georgia, United States.[3] The forest was named in honor of naturalists John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son William Bartram (1739-1823).[4]

Bartram Forest WMA is located near the city of Milledgeville at geographic coordinates 33.0215°N -95.284°W. It occupies property formerly used as a farm for patients of nearby Central State Hospital. Owned by the state of Georgia and managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), Bartram Forest offers recreational opportunities such as trail running, hiking, and mountain biking in addition to archery hunting, timber, and wildlife habitat.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bartram Forest WMA Department Of Natural Resources Division . 2022-12-30 . georgiawildlife.com.
  2. http://my.georgia.org/net/content/go.aspx?noredirect=1&s=18388.0.26.3011 Georgia Tourism - Bartram State Forest
  3. Web site: 2019-08-23 . State Managed Forests Georgia Forestry Commission . 2022-11-16 . gatrees.org . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2008-05-19 . bartram . https://web.archive.org/web/20080519193808/http://www.gfc.state.ga.us/Education/bartram.cfm . 2008-05-19 . 2022-11-16 .