Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area

Bartram Forest Wildlife Management Area[1] (formerly known as Bartram Educational Forest and as Bartram State Forest[2]) is a 2,113-acre (9 km2) 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°01.290′N 83°12.284′W / 33.021500°N 83.204733°W / 33.021500; -83.204733. 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.

  1. ^ "Bartram Forest WMA | Department Of Natural Resources Division". georgiawildlife.com. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ Georgia Tourism - Bartram State Forest Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "State Managed Forests | Georgia Forestry Commission". gatrees.org. 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. ^ "bartram". 2008-05-19. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2022-11-16.