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The forest found within Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve is one of the most diverse upland forests types in Virginia. The forest's overstory is composed of several species of oaks (particularly white oak) and hickories (particularly pignut hickory); other canopy trees include white ash, tulip poplar, eastern red cedar, and Virginia pine ...
The Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Network, originally the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, was established through the authority of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act, which was passed by the United States Congress in 1998 in order "to establish a linked network of locations, such as parks, historic seaports, or museums—known as gateways—where the public can access and experience the ...
The State Park was a treasure in itself, with miles of hiking and biking trails as well as a Nature Center, tennis and pickleball courts, the eye-catching 1,500-foot-long fishing pier – the ...
Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest is a state forest located in Prince Edward County, Virginia.Virginia's first state forest, it was founded upon land donated to the Commonwealth by its namesake, Emmett Dandridge Gallion.
The project received support from the American Hiking Society and the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program [6] of the US National Park Service, but then became an independent entity. The Great Eastern Trail Association was incorporated in Virginia on August 10, 2007, by signatories from the nine states through which the trail passes.
Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve is a 254-acre (1.03 km 2) Natural Area Preserve located in Lancaster County, Virginia. The preserve's mixed pine - hardwood forests, ravines, and swampland form a habitat for various songbirds , wild turkeys , and a rare species of plant.
The area includes small streams, beaver ponds, and forests of pine, oak, and hickory. The 18-acre (7.3 ha) Horsepen Lake is also located on the property. [2] Horsepen Lake Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing ...
High Bridge Trail State Park is a rail trail in Southside Virginia converted from a rail line last belonging to Norfolk Southern. The first section of the High Bridge Trail opened in 2008 with the most recent extension into The Town of Pamplin completed in Spring 2024. [ 2 ]