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McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, located in Naperville, state of Illinois, is a 439-acre (178 ha) preserve on the West Branch of the DuPage River. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased the first tract of land for this preserve from Alexander McDowell in 1930.
Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve: Charlotte: Mecklenburg: Charlotte area: 737 acres, operated by the County, over 10 miles of trails, features live, native animals, an exhibit hall, a classroom Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve: Cary: Wake: Triangle: 140 acres, operated by the Town Sturgeon City: Jacksonville: Onslow ...
The 439-acre (1.78 km 2) McDowell Grove Forest Preserve is located on the West Branch of the DuPage River and was the site of a Civilian Conservation Camp and a US Army Signal Corps training center. Today, it offers many recreational activities such as hiking, picnicking, fishing and boating.
The McDowell Sonoran Conservancy (The Conservancy) [1] is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) conservation organization. Its published mission is to “champion the sustainability of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve (The Preserve) [2] for the benefit of this and future generations. As stewards, we connect the community to the Preserve through ...
112 acres, nature center overlooks the lake and is open May through September, features butterfly house Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: Auburn: Lee: Central Alabama: 120 acres, an outreach program of the Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences McDowell Environmental Center: Nauvoo: Winston: North Alabama
The Fonta Flora State Trail is a unit of the North Carolina state park system in Buncombe, McDowell, and Burke Counties, North Carolina, in the United States, and it consists of 90 acres (36 ha) [1] of conservation land and 19 miles (31 km) [1] designated multi-use trail.
The Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve is a large, permanently protected, sustainable desert habitat in Scottsdale, Arizona. [ 1 ] The preserve encompasses some 30,500 acres (123 km 2 ) contiguously, and is the largest city park (technically " nature reserve ") in the United States. [ 2 ]
Lake James State Park is a North Carolina state park in Burke and McDowell counties, North Carolina in the United States. Located near Nebo, North Carolina , it covers 3,743 acres (15.15 km 2 ) [ 1 ] and borders 6,510-acre (26 km 2 ) Lake James .