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The Bacon Ridge Natural Area [9] [10] is 630 acres of protected land, including forests and marshes, which is open to the public for hiking and nature observation. There is currently a 2.5 mile figure-eight trail accessible from the parking area off Hawkins Rd. [ 11 ] In the fall of 2016, a second phase of trails was created, adding 4.5+ miles ...
This area was acquired by the state in 1996 and is now part of a 1,157-acre (4.68 km 2) state natural area. [3] Other Tennessee natural areas established as Bowater pocket wildernesses include: [1] [4] Bacon Ridge in Roane County [5] Honey Creek State Natural Area in Scott County, 109 acres (0.44 km 2) within the boundaries of the Big South ...
Occoneechee State Park is a state park near Clarksville, Virginia, located along Buggs Island Lake.Occoneechee State Park is 2,698 acres in size. Its name reflects the Occaneechi Indians, who lived on (and traded from) an island in the Roanoke River near its confluence with the Dan River, which was flooded by the creation of the Kerr Lake reservoir in 1952.
Bark Cabin Natural Area is an 84-acre (34 ha) protected area in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is part of Tiadaghton State Forest. [2] [3]The Natural Area protects a copse of old growth trees, including black cherry and aspen trees which are relatively uncommon in the region. [3]
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.
The U.S. State of Colorado has designated 96 natural areas of the state for special protection, as of 2023. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Colorado Natural Areas Program was established in 1977 to preserve and protect special areas of the state with distinctive flora , fauna , ecological , geological , and paleontologic features.
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Aguaduice is situated a ways off the banks of the West Twin River in the Wisconsin State Natural Area of Cherney Maribel Caves County Park. Aquaduice Cave is located in the escarpment ridge that runs the length of the park measuring about sixty feet in height above the riverbed.