nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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The book offers a visual exploration of Oasi Zegna, the company’s 39-square-mile nature preserve in Trivero, Italy.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is a tallgrass prairie nature preserve, a unique remnant of what once filled much of the Great Plains.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Visit The Nature Preserves Nearly all of Bald Head Island is a nature preserve, with 10,000 of its 12,000 acres protected by the Bald Head Island Conservancy.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, dozens of non-hazy brews were poured in the massive brewery/tap room/souvenir shop/picnic grounds fronting Tree House’s 70-acre nature preserve in rural Massachusetts.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
The Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is a tallgrass prairie nature preserve, a unique remnant of what once filled much of the Great Plains.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Visit The Nature Preserves Nearly all of Bald Head Island is a nature preserve, with 10,000 of its 12,000 acres protected by the Bald Head Island Conservancy.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Fortunately, dozens of non-hazy brews were poured in the massive brewery/tap room/souvenir shop/picnic grounds fronting Tree House’s 70-acre nature preserve in rural Massachusetts.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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