nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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On nearly an acre, this 1934 updated five-bedroom Colonial is near a nature preserve and a golf course.
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
On a near-freezing morning in early May, a dozen or so people gathered in the small gravel lot of a Fauquier County, Virginia, nature preserve.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
After purchasing 98 acres adjacent to the nature preserve in 2019, the county opted to develop 26 of those acres for the community park while leaving the remaining 72 acres as open space and to serve as a natural barrier between the development and the open space preserve.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
The nature preserve, located at 54 Ambler Road and just minutes from downtown Bristol, contains eight miles of hiking trails and a 270-acre wildlife refuge.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
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The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
On a near-freezing morning in early May, a dozen or so people gathered in the small gravel lot of a Fauquier County, Virginia, nature preserve.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
After purchasing 98 acres adjacent to the nature preserve in 2019, the county opted to develop 26 of those acres for the community park while leaving the remaining 72 acres as open space and to serve as a natural barrier between the development and the open space preserve.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
The nature preserve, located at 54 Ambler Road and just minutes from downtown Bristol, contains eight miles of hiking trails and a 270-acre wildlife refuge.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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