nature preserve

noun

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

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The Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is a tallgrass prairie nature preserve, a unique remnant of what once filled much of the Great Plains. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 Visit The Nature Preserves Nearly all of Bald Head Island is a nature preserve, with 10,000 of its 12,000 acres protected by the Bald Head Island Conservancy. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025 Fortunately, dozens of non-hazy brews were poured in the massive brewery/tap room/souvenir shop/picnic grounds fronting Tree House’s 70-acre nature preserve in rural Massachusetts. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Lenzen, Germany is turning itself into a green tourist destination, with the country’s largest vegan hotel and a nature preserve. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 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 12 Sep. 2025.

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