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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 61,153 acres (247.48 km 2 ).
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve is a 936-acre (3.79 km 2 ) Natural Area Preserve located in Rockbridge County , Virginia . The oldest state-managed natural area in Virginia, it was first acquired in 1954 to help protect views of the gorge along the Maury River .
Cherry Orchard Bog Natural Area Preserve is a 354-acre (143 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Sussex and Prince George counties, Virginia. The preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It does not include improvements for public access, and visitors must make arrangements with a state ...
Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in Giles and Bland counties, Virginia. A 1,596-acre (646 ha) tract of old-growth forest , it is dominated by northern red oak and chestnut oak .
Seedlings used for reintroduction are collected from native stands at Virginia's South Quay Sandhills Natural Area Preserve. [1] The preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Public access is permitted during daylight hours, facilitated by improvements such as a parking area, wildlife viewing ...
Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in New Kent County, Virginia, near the Cumberland Hospital Children-Adolescents.Owned by the Nature Conservancy, it preserves 1,095 acres (4.43 km 2) of freshwater tidal marsh along the Pamunkey River, providing habitat for bald eagles, osprey, blue herons, and egrets, as well as for the sensitive joint-vetch.
The Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve is a 1,157-acre (4.68 km 2) Natural Area Preserve located along the Blackwater River near Zuni, Virginia.It contains growths of loblolly pine and turkey oak, and supports various species that are rare in Virginia, including Plukenet's flatsedge, sandy-woods chaffhead and viperina; in addition, swales support various species of wildflowers, including ...
Cape Charles Coastal Habitat Natural Area Preserve is a 50-acre (20 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Northampton County, Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay side of Virginia's Eastern Shore. The small preserve protects coastal beach , dune , and maritime forest habitat, preserving a home for the northeastern beach tiger beetle ( Cicindela ...