nature preserve

noun

US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes

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And the development in Zvërnec was planned to be constructed in the middle of a forty-thousand-acre nature preserve. Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center 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, 1 Sep. 2026 The directorial debut of cinematographer Mi Steinbach, Strange Neighbors was shot over three years on Schwarztonnensand, an island and nature preserve on the German Elbe river, smack in the middle of one of Europe’s busiest waterways. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 Eastin and her kids enjoy the Prairie Park Nature Center, a 100-acre nature preserve that has a trail showing off Kansas wildlife and nature. Rashad Alexander august 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nature preserve

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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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