nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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The city of Atlanta announced the acquisition of the 50-acre Tatum Lakes property, marking a significant step toward turning the urban forest into a publicly accessible park and nature preserve.
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Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
John Aujay set out for what was meant to be a routine training run at the Devil’s Punchbowl—a high-desert nature preserve where the rugged terrain of the San Gabriel Mountains meets the arid edge of the Mojave Desert.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
The school is adjacent to the Collier Mills Wildlife Management Area, which is a large nature preserve.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Here, on the northwestern coast of Providenciales, deep within an 18,000-acre nature preserve, sky-high hedges shelter guests like this is Bel-Air on the beach; stillness is a vibe.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
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Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
John Aujay set out for what was meant to be a routine training run at the Devil’s Punchbowl—a high-desert nature preserve where the rugged terrain of the San Gabriel Mountains meets the arid edge of the Mojave Desert.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
The school is adjacent to the Collier Mills Wildlife Management Area, which is a large nature preserve.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Here, on the northwestern coast of Providenciales, deep within an 18,000-acre nature preserve, sky-high hedges shelter guests like this is Bel-Air on the beach; stillness is a vibe.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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