nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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The nation’s first music festival focused on mental health, The Big Stomp Music Festival returns for its eighth year to Jones Fields, a scenic 90-acre nature preserve located adjacent to The Parkland’s Turkey Run Park.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
The must-read (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Is rocker Frank Zappa’s former home about to become a nature preserve?
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Outdoor Recreation Package / public golf course and two nature preserve memberships.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Morning Historic Rural Hill Start the morning in the country with a stroll around Rural Hill, a 265-acre historic farm and nature preserve about 5 miles outside the Interstate 485 loop.
—Colin Campbell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The automaker’s plans would involve cutting down about 100 acres of forest near a nature preserve.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
The first Caribbean property in the Edition hotel portfolio (a partnership between hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott International), The Rivera Maya Edition is located on a 620-acre nature preserve next to the St. Regis Kanai Resort, another Marriott property that debuted in March 2023.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
The nature preserve has tons of treks that loop around red rock formations, including Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire trails.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest The 16,000-acre arboretum and nature preserve was originally purchased in 1929 by Issac W. Bernheim, a German immigrant, to create a nature preserve.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
The must-read (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Is rocker Frank Zappa’s former home about to become a nature preserve?
—Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Outdoor Recreation Package / public golf course and two nature preserve memberships.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
Morning Historic Rural Hill Start the morning in the country with a stroll around Rural Hill, a 265-acre historic farm and nature preserve about 5 miles outside the Interstate 485 loop.
—Colin Campbell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The automaker’s plans would involve cutting down about 100 acres of forest near a nature preserve.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
The first Caribbean property in the Edition hotel portfolio (a partnership between hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott International), The Rivera Maya Edition is located on a 620-acre nature preserve next to the St. Regis Kanai Resort, another Marriott property that debuted in March 2023.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2024
The nature preserve has tons of treks that loop around red rock formations, including Eagle's Nest and Apache Fire trails.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest The 16,000-acre arboretum and nature preserve was originally purchased in 1929 by Issac W. Bernheim, a German immigrant, to create a nature preserve.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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