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The shore of Lake Hughes. Chesapeake Arboretum (48 acres) is a non-profit arboretum located at 624 Oak Grove Road, Chesapeake, Virginia.It is open daily without charge. The arboretum was established in 1996, and currently consists of a mature hardwood forest with good trail system, farmhouse, and theme and demonstration gardens.
The Chessie Nature Trail is a rail trail linking Buena Vista, Virginia with Lexington, Virginia along the Maury River. [1] The six-mile (9.7 km) trail follows the roadbed of a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) branch line which extended from Glasgow, Virginia , to Lexington, primarily following the Maury River.
In December 2009, the zoo was purchased and rescued by a team of zoological professionals from Virginia Safari Park of Natural Bridge, Virginia. [4] It was renovated and reopened on February 18, 2010, as Gulf Breeze Zoo. [1] [6] On January 20, 2018, the first baby white rhino was born at Gulf Breeze Zoo. [7]
The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park is a public interactive art park located on the Newfields campus in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.. Opened in 2010, the 100-acre (40 ha) park is among the largest of its kind in the U.S., including an inaugural collection of eight site-specific art installations by national and international artists. [2]
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is a 14,000-acre (57 km 2) wildlife preserve operated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.It is primarily located on the Virginia half of Assateague Island with portions (only about 3%) located on the Maryland side of the island, as well as Morris Island and Wildcat Marsh.
The bottomlands and terraces of the White River provided fertile garden spots for the indigenous occupants of the Blue Spring Shelter. [3] [failed verification] From A.D. 900 to A.D. 1541, agriculture had become an integral part of many Indian communities in the Ozarks and Arkansas area. They depended mostly on maize, squash and beans.
The farm operates a public display garden and gift shop called Roozengaarde, [4] which, alongside the DeGoede family's Tulip Town, is a major attraction during the Tulip Festival. [ 5 ] Local tulip growers showcased their bulbs through display gardens for decades prior to the formation of an official festival.
The Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve is a 740-acre (3.0 km 2) site (including submerged areas) along the Mohawk River in the Town of Clifton Park, New York, near the hamlet of Vischer Ferry. It is owned by the New York State Canal Corporation, but Clifton Park maintains its extensive trail system under a special lease arrangement. [1]