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Name Location County/City Region Summary Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve: Leesburg: Loudoun: Northern: website, 725 acres of successional fields, hardwood forests, wetlands, and riverine habitat; nature center; and over 20 miles of trails; operated by the county, with support from Friends of Banshee Reeks and from Banshee Reeks Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists
Whitney State Forest is a Virginia state forest located in Fauquier County, Northern Virginia, United States, near the town of Warrenton. It is 148 acres (0.60 km 2 ) in size, and is used for timber production and as a wildlife sanctuary in addition to providing recreational activities.
Virginia Department of Forestry The Channels Natural Area Preserve is a 721-acre (2.92 km 2 ) Natural Area Preserve located in Washington and Russell counties, Virginia . It was established in April 2008 to protect a number of significant natural communities and habitats, including high-elevation forests, rock outcrops, and cliffs.
Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state-managed protected areas that exist primarily for the benefit of wildlife. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia , 46 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over 216,000 acres (338 sq mi; 870 km 2 ).
The Virginia Natural Area Preserve System is a system of protected areas in the state of Virginia. It is managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation . As of 2024 [update] , there are sixty-six (66) dedicated preserves in Virginia totaling 61,102 acres (247.27 km 2 ).
A Whitney post office was opened the following year. [5] [6] [8] The town was officially founded in 1942 by the Clark County Commission, and that year Whitney was given official borders. [5] The town was renamed as East Las Vegas in 1958, in response to a petition signed by almost all the residents. [9] The name was changed back to Whitney in ...
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The Whitney Ranch is a historic ranch in Chase County, Kansas, located southeast of the ghost town of Hymer. The ranch consists of a two-story limestone house, which was built circa 1883, and four smaller outbuildings: a wash house, privy, chicken coop, and carriage house.