conservation area
noun
: an area of land that is protected and that cannot be built on or used for certain purposes
The property borders a conservation area.
Examples of conservation area in a Sentence
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The law also required that federal water rights be reserved for the conservation area.
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Belize Zoo is a unique conservation area that houses over 150 animals, all native to Belize.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Porter then drove into the conservation area parking lot, retrieved the gun and shot himself, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
The approved district will cover the project area, which is bordered by Glenwood Street on the west, College Boulevard on the north, Nall Avenue on the east and 115th Street on the south, according to a conservation area analysis.
—Madeline King
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Esparto sits just east of the Capay Valley, Lake Berryessa and the Blue Ridge conservation area.
—Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The latter is a 735,000-acre conservation area that receives just 900 visitors each year.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
The organization has five types of awards: wilderness quiet park, urban quiet park, quiet trails, quiet conservation area and quiet marine park.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Some of that land has since been converted into a park and a conservation area, allowing more vegetation to grow.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Leos, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The Belize Zoo is a unique conservation area that houses over 150 animals, all native to Belize.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Porter then drove into the conservation area parking lot, retrieved the gun and shot himself, police said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
The approved district will cover the project area, which is bordered by Glenwood Street on the west, College Boulevard on the north, Nall Avenue on the east and 115th Street on the south, according to a conservation area analysis.
—Madeline King
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Esparto sits just east of the Capay Valley, Lake Berryessa and the Blue Ridge conservation area.
—Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The latter is a 735,000-acre conservation area that receives just 900 visitors each year.
—Michael Snyder, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
The organization has five types of awards: wilderness quiet park, urban quiet park, quiet trails, quiet conservation area and quiet marine park.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Some of that land has since been converted into a park and a conservation area, allowing more vegetation to grow.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Conservation area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conservation%20area. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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