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It is located in the Hopewell Big Woods. The park is the home of two lakes: Hopewell Lake, a 68-acre (28 ha) warm water lake, and Scotts Run Lake, a 22-acre (8.9 ha) cold water lake. The state record smallmouth bass was caught in Scotts Run Lake. There are extensive forests, and almost 40 miles (64 km) of hiking and equestrian trails.
The Hopewell Big Woods is the largest contiguous forest in southeastern Pennsylvania. Spanning northern Chester County and southern Berks County, the region is approximately 73,000 acres or 114 square miles. [1] Most of the forest is located in the Schuylkill River watershed.
The property, previously used for timber production by International Paper, was acquired by the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) in 2010. It was part of a $6.4 million purchase of 4,400 acres (18 km 2) undertaken by VDOF and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF); the remainder of the purchased property was used to create Big Woods Wildlife Management Area, located ...
Big Woods Wildlife Management Area is a 4,173-acre (16.89 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Sussex County, Virginia. It comprises two tracts of land; the 2,208-acre (8.94 km 2 ) main tract, located immediately adjacent Big Woods State Forest , and the 1,965-acre (7.95 km 2 ) Parker's Branch tract, located nearby.
The preserve is composed of Elm-Ash-Maple swamp forest and mesophytic forest with many oak trees in the lower elevations. Because of drainage efforts for agriculture, the woods is transitioning slowly to Beech-Maple forest. In 2006, one of the largest burr oak trees, over 450 years old, died of old age.
The final appeal of the fines and attorneys’ fees in the code enforcement case against Glenn Straub for the improper use of equipment and destruction of plant materials in the Big Blue Preserve ...
Green Swamp Preserve, North Carolina [23] Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve, North Carolina; Boiling Spring Lakes Preserve, North Carolina [24] Sand Hills State Forest, South Carolina [25] Angelina National Forest, Texas [26] Sabine National Forest, Texas [27] Big Woods State Forest, Virginia [28] Piney Grove Preserve, Virginia [29]
A deal struck this summer will make Palm Beach Polo property owners pay to restore and maintain the Big Blue Preserve, Florida's last cypress hammock.