nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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Waldorf Astoria Orlando Set amid a lush nature preserve and conveniently just minutes from Walt Disney World, Four-Star Waldorf Astoria Orlando offers a serene counterpoint to the region’s theme park frenzy.
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Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The fires on Saturday evoked memories of the 1995 Sunrise Fire that burned through more than 5,000 acres of the Pine Barrens nature preserve and forced hundreds from their homes, according to the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Hike in a nature preserve in Van Nuys Junior urban ecologist Ryan Kinzel will host a free hike from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday through the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve (6350 Woodley Ave.).
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, Hay said, the eagle was corralled into the nature preserve across the street.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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Katie Lara, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The fires on Saturday evoked memories of the 1995 Sunrise Fire that burned through more than 5,000 acres of the Pine Barrens nature preserve and forced hundreds from their homes, according to the Long Island Pine Barrens Society.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Hike in a nature preserve in Van Nuys Junior urban ecologist Ryan Kinzel will host a free hike from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday through the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve (6350 Woodley Ave.).
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, Hay said, the eagle was corralled into the nature preserve across the street.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 7 May 2025
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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