nature preserve

noun

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

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Bikers are welcome, too, as the nature preserve is very popular with mountain bike enthusiasts. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 It was donated to the conservancy in September, and will be operated as a nature preserve, the conservancy said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026 For the Fondation Beyeler, the surrounding nature preserve and park, the Naturschutzgebiet Eisweiher, is an integral part of its campus. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 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 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 26 Oct. 2026.

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