nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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Six Mile Island Six Mile Island is publicly owned and was established as a Kentucky nature preserve in 1979.
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
Surrounded by 125 acres of nature preserve, the eco-chic resort also has activities such as reef fishing, diving, and wakeboarding.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
But with her passion came concerns for the future of this nature preserve in the face of further development.
—Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
Surrounded by 125 acres of nature preserve, the eco-chic resort also has activities such as reef fishing, diving, and wakeboarding.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2024
But with her passion came concerns for the future of this nature preserve in the face of further development.
—Heller McAlpin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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