Image AONBSUK.png 250px right thumb A map of all AONBs An Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty AONB is an area of Rural countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England , Wales or Northern Ireland , that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency now Natural England on behalf of the United Kingdom government the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive . Overview The primary purpose of the AONB designation is to conserve and enhance the naturalbeauty of the landscape, with two secondary aims meeting the need for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there. To achieve these aims, AONBs rely on town and country planning in the United Kingdom planning controls and practical countryside management. As they have the same landscape quality, AONBs may be compared to the national parks of England and Wales . AONBs are created under the same legislation as the national park s, the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 . Unlike AONBs, national parks have their own authorities ... Ireland state uncollapsed Category Areas of OutstandingNaturalBeauty cy Ardal o Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol de Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty es rea de Destacada Belleza Natural fr Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty it Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty nl Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty no Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty pl Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty sv Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty th ... of Areas of OutstandingNaturalBeauty England Arnside and Silverdale Blackdown Hills Cannock Chase ... NAAONB Areas of OutstandingNaturalBeauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ref Scotland ... has National Scenic Area National Scenic Areas . See also Conservation in the United Kingdom European ... more details
coord 50.314 3.825 display title region GB scale 200000 The South Devon Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty or South Devon AONB is an area of land covering a large extent of the South Hams district of Devon , England between Plymouth and Brixham , surrounding the latter. It includes the district s coastline and the River Dart Dart and River Avon, Devon Avon valleys. It is home to about 34,000 people in an area of convert 130 sqmi km2 . Importance It has several Sites of Special Scientific Interest , including two National Nature Reserve s and three Special Area of Conservation Special Areas of Conservation . It contains nationally important populations of greater horseshoe bat , cirl bunting , Rumex shore dock and Tettigoniidae great green bush cricket http www.southdevonaonb.org.uk . Establishment The purpose of an Area of OutstandingNaturalBeauty is to preserve and enhance the beauty of certain areas of countryside. South Devon AONB was established in 1960. However since then, accurate records were not kept, so the history of the AONB is incomplete http www.southdevonaonb.org.uk uploads Annexe 201 20State 20of 20the 20AONB.doc . See also http www.southdevonaonb.org.uk index.asp The AONB s website category Areas of OutstandingNaturalBeauty in England Category 1960 establishments ... more details
OutstandingNaturalArea is a protected area designation in the United States . The designations are managed by the Bureau of Land Management within the National Landscape Conservation System . There are a number of outstandingnatural areas and open space reserve s in the country, three of which have lighthouses . The following is a partial list of ONAs. class wikitable Location Name Garfield County, Utah Devil s Garden Garfield County, Utah Box Death Hollow Wilderness Burns, Oregon Diamond Craters ref name dc Imperial County, California Jacumba near San Simeon, California Piedras Blancas Light Piedras Blancas Light Station ref name cnra Jupiter, Florida Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse ref name cnra Oregon Coast Range , Oregon Valley of the Giants Oregon Valley of the Giants Newport, Oregon Yaquina Head References Reflist refs ref name dc http www.blm.gov or districts burns recreation diamond craters.php Diamond Craters BLM listing ref ref name cnra The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 USStatute 110 229 122 754 876 2008 05 08 ref Category Bureau of Land Management areas Category Parks Category Protected areas of the United States Category Lighthouses in the United States Category States of the United States related lists US lighthouse stub geo term stub ... more details
ref This designation recognizes the area as an outstanding example of the United States natural history. ref cite web title Overview, National Natural Landmarks work Nature & Science publisher National ...Keeley Creek NaturalArea is a naturalarea that is protected by the United States Department of Agriculture , specifically through the branch of the United States Forest Service Forest Service . It was established in 1942 and consists of convert 640 acre km2 of land. ref name NRS cite web title Northern Research Stations publisher U. S. Forest Service url http nrs.fs.fed.us rna established accessdate 2007 12 17 ref ref name LeBarron Cite web last LeBarron first Russell title The Keeley Creek and Lac la Croix Natural Areas date 1942 05 10 url http nrs.fs.fed.us rna documents establishment mn superior keeley creek lac lacroix.pdf format PDF accessdate 2007 12 18 postscript None . Recommendation, Order of L.F. Kniep, Acting Chief Forester. ref It is located in Stony River Township, Lake County, Minnesota Stony River Township , in Lake County, Minnesota and is part of the Superior National Forest . Ecology Keeley Creek is a forest ed area that consists mainly of native fir trees including mostly Jack Pine Jackpine and Black Spruce . ref name KCSP cite web title Keeley Creek subpage publisher ... ref White tailed deer, snowshoe rabbit, and ruffed grouse are common in the area. Designation as National Natural Landmark In February 1980 the United States Secretary of the Interior designated Keeley Creek NaturalArea as a National Natural Landmark under the Historic Sites Act . ref name KCNA cite web title Keeley Creek NaturalArea work NNL Guide Minnesota publisher National Park Service url http ... the area as a large tract of undisturbed mixed pine and black spruce forest with rare mature jackpine stands and significant upland bogs . ref name KCNA References reflist National Natural Landmarks ... Category Wilderness Areas of Minnesota Category Minnesota geography stubs Category National Natural ... more details
Pinnacle NaturalArea Preserve is a NaturalArea Preserve located in Russell County, Virginia . At the confluence of the Clinch River and Big Cedar Creek , its centerpiece is the Pinnacle, a dolomite formation rising some 400 feet above the creek. At least nine rare species and two rare natural communities make their home within the boundaries of the preserve. References http www.dcr.virginia.gov natural heritage naturalarea preserves pinnacle.shtml Preserve webpage Protected Areas of Virginia coord missing Virginia Category Virginia NaturalArea Preserves Category Protected areas of Russell County, Virginia Virginia protected area stub RussellVA geo stub ... more details
Coord 36 52 0 N 81 59 36 W display title The Channels NaturalArea Preserve is a Virginia NaturalArea Preserve System NaturalArea Preserve located in Washington County, Virginia Washington and Russell County, Virginia Russell Counties, Virginia . It was established in April 0f 2008 to protect a number of significant natural communities. Its name comes from a group of sandstone boulder s and erosion eroded fissure crevice s located on a portion of the land. The preserve is part of the Channels State Forest . References http www.dcr.virginia.gov natural heritage naturalarea preserves thechannels.shtml Preserve webpage Protected Areas of Virginia DEFAULTSORT Channels NaturalArea Preserve, The Category Virginia NaturalArea Preserves Category Protected areas established in 2008 Category Protected areas of Washington County, Virginia Category Protected areas of Russell County, Virginia Virginia protected area stub RussellVA geo stub WashingtonVA geo stub ... more details
The Cedars NaturalArea Preserve is a Virginia NaturalArea Preserve System NaturalArea Preserve located in Lee County, Virginia . It derives its name from The Cedars, the karst region near the Powell River Virginia Powell River in which it is located. It supports a community of limestone Glade geography glade s and woodland s over limestone bedrock , and much of the landscape is rocky and rugged. The preserve is a haven for numerous rare plants adapted to the habitat. References http www.dcr.virginia.gov natural heritage naturalarea preserves thecedars.shtml Preserve webpage Protected Areas of Virginia coord missing Virginia DEFAULTSORT Cedars NaturalArea Preserve, The Category Virginia NaturalArea Preserves Category Protected areas of Lee County, Virginia Virginia protected area stub LeeVA geo stub ... more details
Geobox Protected Area Name section name Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea native name other name other name1 Category category local National Natural Landmark category iucn III Image image SnyderMiddleswarth.jpg image size image caption Relict virgin forest within Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea Etymology ... Forest location note ref name usgs cite web url Gnis3 1212570 title Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea ... snydermiddleswarth.aspx title Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea, Tall Timbers NaturalArea accessdate ... map caption Location of Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea in Pennsylvania map locator Pennsylvania map1 ... Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea is a 500 acre 202 ha ... Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ref Name Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea is named ... Middleswarth NaturalArea , without a hyphen, and this is the name used by the Pennsylvania Department ... NaturalArea is in Spring Township in western Snyder County, about 5 miles 8 km west ... Distance Calculation accessdate 2007 12 13 ref The naturalarea is in the Ridge and valley Appalachians ... the center of the tract, just where Swift Run Road leaves Swift Run. Tall Timbers NaturalArea is the western border, while Bald Eagle State Forest lands surround Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea .... The land that became Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea was purchased by the state in 1902, as part of a larger ..., the park was named a National Natural Landmark , as an outstanding example of a relict forest composed ... Landmark Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea publisher National Park Service accessdate 2007 12 13 ref ... just a NaturalArea within the state forest system. ref name hikes Sources differ as to the size ... exact size . ref name hikes According to the DCNR, as of 2007 Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea is 500 ... to be 347 years old. ref name dcnr The adjoining Tall Timbers NaturalArea is 660 acres 267 ... and Natural Resources ref Panorama image File Snyder Middleswarth NaturalArea panorama.jpg ... more details
A Natural Environment Area NEA is a unit of the List of Maryland state parks Maryland State Park Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources . These public lands are generally convert 1,000 acre km2 sigfig 1 or more in extent and are judged to constitute a significant natural attraction or unique geological feature . Development within an NEA is generally confined to trails, interpretive facilities and limited support facilities. In contradistinction to Maryland Wildlands , which may only be established or removed by an act of the Maryland General Assembly , NEAs are designated by the DNR. The more restrictive and protective designation of a Maryland Wildland, however, is sometimes established within an NEA. List of Maryland NEAs Belt Woods Belt Woods Natural Environment Area Dundee Natural Environment Area Governor Parris N. Glendening Natural Environment Area Mattawoman Natural Environment Area Morgan Run Natural Environment Area Severn Run Natural Environment Area Soldiers Delight Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area Zekiah Swamp Natural Environment Area Expand list date December 2008 References Unreferenced date December 2008 See also Maryland BayStat External links http www.dnr.state.md.us land lps wildland.asp The Maryland Wildlands Preservation System webpage at the Maryland DNR Website http www.dnr.state.md.us land lps lut.asp Land Unit Types at the Maryland DNR Website Protected Areas of Maryland Category Nature reserves in Maryland environment stub ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Sielbeck Forest NaturalArea iucn category Ib map Illinois map width 225 map caption Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Sielbeck Forest NaturalArea location Johnson County, Illinois Johnson County , Illinois , United States USA nearest city Belknap, Illinois lat d lat m lat s lat NS N long d long m long s long EW W area convert 385 acre km2 2 lk on established visitation num visitation year governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources Sielbeck Forest NaturalArea is an List of Illinois state parks Illinois state park on convert 385 acre km2 2 in Johnson County, Illinois Johnson County , Illinois , United States . References cite web url http dnr.state.il.us Lands Landmgt PARKS R5 sielbeck.htm title Sielbeck Forest NaturalArea accessdate 2007 05 26 publisher Illinois Department of Natural Resources Protected Areas of Illinois coord missing Illinois Category Illinois state parks Category Protected areas of Johnson County, Illinois Illinois protected area stub ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Desert tortise.JPG 250px thumb 250px right Desert Tortoise The Desert Tortoise Natural Area DTNA is a convert 39.5 sqmi km2 sing on area northeast of California City , California set aside for the California State Reptile , the Desert Tortoise . The area is located at the southwestern end of the Rand Mountains in the Mojave Desert , and has an interpretive center for visitors. The Bureau of Land Management recognized the significance of the area and designated it an Area of Critical Environmental Concern and as a Research Natural Area in 1980. References http www.tortoise tracks.org dtna.html Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Desert Tortoise Natural Area coord 35 10 13 N 117 54 01 W display title Category Protected areas of Kern County, California Category Protected areas of the Mojave Desert Category Bureau of Land Management areas in California Category Geography of Kern County, California California geo stub KernCountyCA geo stub ... more details
The Dukes Research NaturalArea is a convert 233 acre km2 adj on tract of northern hardwood forest located within the convert 5000 acre km2 adj on Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest , a unit of the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan . The Dukes Research NaturalArea was listed in 1974 as a National Natural Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior. ref name USFS cite web url http www.nrs.fs.fed.us rna mi hiawatha dukes title Research NaturalArea Dukes work United States Forest Service accessdate 2010 06 02 format ref Ecology The National Park Service describes the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest as an undisturbed Thuja occidentalis white cedar and mixed conifer swamp containing old growth hardwood stands. ref name NPS cite web url http www.nature.nps.gov nnl Registry USA Map States Michigan nnl dr index.cfm title Dukes Research NaturalArea work United States National Park Service accessdate 2010 06 02 format ref The Dukes Research NaturalArea consists of several hardwood stands that grow on relatively higher, well drained elevations within the swamp tract. The U.S. Forest Service USFS describes the NaturalArea as an example of well stocked, mature northern hardwood forests that have been undisturbed for over 90 years. ref name USFS Prior to 1920, the ecology of the Upper Peninsula was extensively altered by logging . The USFS notes the presence of Fraxinus nigra black ash , Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch , Ulmus americana ... sugar maple in the National Natural Landmark. ref name USFS Today The Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest and its Dukes Research NaturalArea are located on M 94 Michigan highway M 94 near the extreme ... NaturalArea currently serves as a control plot for the experimental forest. Logging continues in the experimental forest. The presence of mature stands in the NaturalArea of several of the of the tree ..., Michigan Category National Natural Landmarks in Michigan Category Protected areas established ... more details
The Hall NaturalArea or Harvey Monroe Hall NaturalArea is a region on the eastern border of Yosemite National Park in California . The area is located about 1.25 miles 2.0 km northwest of Tioga Pass , and is approximately four miles 6.4 km long from north to south and 2.75 miles 4.4 km wide at its widest point. It lies completely within the Inyo National Forest . ref name psw Geography Image Mt Casson Pano 4wiki.jpg thumb right A view of the Hall NaturalArea, with Mount Conness under the arrow. The NaturalArea covers Convert 3883 acre ha . Elevations range from Convert 9600 ft m along Lee Vining Creek to Convert 12590 ft m atop Mount Conness . The entire area is drained by Lee Vining Creek, which flows from northwest to southweast. Glaciation strongly affected the topography. Several deeply glaciated northeast facing cirque landform cirques are present, with steep headwalls and flats or lakes at their floors. Much of the lower elevation area is stepped topography resulting from differential erosion along jointing planes in the granite granitic bedrock . ref name psw USDA url http www.fs.fed.us psw programs rna gtr chapters pdf harvey monroe hall rna.pdf article Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Areas author Taylor, D.W. ref The climate is Sierra Nevada subalpine high Sierran montane with copious winter snowfall. Average annual precipitation is estimated to be more ... psw History and purpose The Research NaturalArea RNA program is a nationwide system created to protect ... Region ref name psw2 USDA url http www.fs.fed.us psw programs rna article Research Natural Areas ref The Hall NaturalArea was one of the first established in California in 1933 . The Carnegie Institute ... use of the transplant gardens at the south end of the NaturalArea. Since then, other researchers have used the area, studying social organization of Belding ground squirrel s, dynamics of wind blown ... natural history education. In California, the RNA program is administered jointly by the United ... more details
Geobox Protected Area Name section name Wykoff Run NaturalArea native name other name other name1 Category category List of Pennsylvania state forest natural areas Pennsylvania State Forest NaturalArea ... of Wykoff Run NaturalArea bright green in the center of Quehanna Wild area ivory , state forests ... Location of Wykoff Run NaturalArea in Pennsylvania map1 locator Pennsylvania Website website http ... 288 Wykoff Run NaturalArea Wykoff Run NaturalArea is a List of Pennsylvania state forests state forest naturalarea in the Elk State Forest in Gibson Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania Gibson ... 1215 acre adj on naturalarea is in the center of Quehanna Wild Area . It was once home to two jet engine testing cells, when the area was a research facility for Curtiss Wright Corporation from 1955 ... moss surrounded by trees image caption The road to the jet engine test cell through the naturalarea is overgrown now Etymology etymology type Named for etymology Wykoff Run Country etc. country ... ref name gnis elevation imperial 2024 elevation round 0 elevation note ref name gnis area unit acre area imperial 1215 area round 0 area note area1 imperial area1 type length imperial length orientation ... and Natural Resources management location management lat d management lat m management lat s management ... Wild Area map.png map alt A large nearly circular area in ivory is surrounded by pale green, with a small ... Department of Conservation and Natural Resources accessdate March 16, 2010 Note this includes four chapters on sites within the Quehanna Wild Area, Marion Brooks NaturalArea 3 , Beaver Run Dam Wildlife Viewing Area 4 , Hoover Farm Wildlife Viewing Area 5 , and Wykoff Run NaturalArea 6 . ref ref cite web url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us FORESTRY oldgrowth quehanna.aspx title Quehanna Wild Area, Wykoff Run NaturalArea publisher Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources accessdate March 16, 2010 ref ref name gnis cite web url Gnis3 1212683 title Wykoff Run State Forest Natural ... more details
Infobox park park Wygant State NaturalArea image image size 150 caption Oregon State Parks type NaturalArea location Columbia River Gorge , Oregon , U.S. coordinates coord 45.6915069 121.6406300 type landmark region US OR source gnis 1152671 scale 1000000 display inline,title size opened operator Oregon Parks and Recreation Department visitors status year round hiking Wygant State NaturalArea is a state park in northern Hood River County , Oregon , just west of the city of Hood River, Oregon Hood River , and is administered by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department Oregon Parks and Recreation Department . ref gnis 1152671 ref It is located in the Columbia River Gorge , adjacent to an abandoned section of the Historic Columbia River Highway . This park is one of a trio encompassing areas in the vicinity of Mitchell Point Oregon Mitchell Point , along with Seneca Fouts Memorial State NaturalArea and Vinzenz Lausmann Memorial State NaturalArea . The three parks offers scenic hiking and views over the Gorge. There are no facilities. It is primarily a hiking trail through dense forested, mountainous wilderness. The first mile or so is on a paved road, abandoned since about 1960, when Interstate 84 west I 84 opened. The park website indicates that the trail has prairie and desert portions. ref cite web url http www.oregonstateparks.org park 174.php title Wygant State NaturalArea publisher Oregon Parks and Recreation Department accessdate 2008 10 24 ref Wygant State NaturalArea lies within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area . See also List of Oregon State Parks References reflist External links http www.oregonstateparks.org park 174.php Official website at the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Protected Areas of Oregon Category Oregon state parks Category Columbia River Gorge Category Parks in Hood River County, Oregon Category Historic Columbia River Highway HoodRiverOR geo stub ... more details
Infobox park park Kelly Butte NaturalArea image image size caption type location Portland, Oregon Portland , Oregon coordinates size opened 1954 operator Portland Parks & Recreation visitors status Kelly Butte NaturalArea is a park located in Portland, Oregon Portland , Oregon . The park is named after pioneer Clinton Kelly, who settled the area east of the Willamette River in 1848. ref name PPR cite web url http www.portlandonline.com parks finder index.cfm?action ViewPark&PropertyID 210 title Kelly Butte NaturalArea publisher Portland Parks & Recreation accessdate December 14, 2010 ref Ecology A survey conducted in June 2003 concluded that the naturalarea was in fair ecological health. ref name Vegetation cite web url http www.portlandonline.com parks index.cfm?a 278458&c 44449 publisher Portland Parks & Recreation accessdate December 14, 2010 title Vegetation Unit Summaries for Kelly Butte National Area KB date July 29, 2009 format Portable Document File PDF ref Referencess reflist External links http www.portlandonline.com Portland Parks & Recreation coord missing Oregon Category Parks in Portland, Oregon Oregon geo stub ... more details
Hugoton Natural Gas Area is a combination of large natural gas field s in the United States U.S. State of Kansas , the largest of which is the Hugoton Field. Its name is derived from the town of Hugoton, Kansas , near which the Hugoton Field was first discovered. History Natural gas in the Hugoton area was first discovered in 1922 in Seward County, Kansas Seward County , three miles west of Liberal, Kansas Liberal . Because this well did not produce petroleum oil , it was considered to have little value and remained unused for several years. In 1927, gas was discovered at the Independent Oil and Gas Company s Crawford No. 1, about 2,600 feet 790 meters below the surface southwest of Hugoton, Kansas , in Stevens County, Kansas Stevens County . This is now considered the center of the Hugoton Natural Gas Area. By the end of 1928, five wells had been drilled in the field and the first pipeline was transporting gas to local markets. In 1929, Argus Pipe Line Company started construction of a pipeline to furnish gas to Dodge City, Kansas . Construction of major pipelines in the 1930s encouraged further drilling in the area. Today, approximately 11,000 wells produce gas and oil in the Kansas portion of the Hugoton area, and thousands of miles of pipeline carry Hugoton gas to many parts of the U.S. ..., the Hugoton gas area produced 358 billion cubic feet of gas, making it the 5th largest source of natural gas in the United States. ref http www.eia.doe.gov pub oil gas natural gas data publications crude oil natural gas reserves current pdf top100fields.pdf US Energy Information Administration, Top 100 oil and gas fields , PDF file, retrieved 18 February 2009. ref Helium The natural gas in the Hugoton ... Natural Gas Area http www.kgs.ku.edu HAMP background.html Hugoton Asset Management Project http www.kgs.ku.edu ... Hugoton Natural Gas Area coord missing Kansas Category Natural history of Kansas Category Natural ... States. Helium is separated out as a byproduct from natural gas from the Hugoton field, as well ... more details
Tandy Hills NaturalArea is a convert 160 acre km2 adj on indigenous remnant prairie located in Fort Worth , Texas . The land was obtained by the City of Fort Worth in 1960 and designated a naturalarea in 1987. The park is currently managed by the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. Noted for its unusually complete collection of prairie flora, THNA contains more than 500 native plant species. The show of spring wildflowers is unsurpassed in the D FW Metroplex. The land is a living demonstration of how most of Fort Worth appeared in predevelopment times. THNA is adjacent to I 30 and less than 5 minutes from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The fact that it has never been developed and survived into the 21st century in relatively pristine condition is extremely remarkable. Image Yellow Spring.jpg thumb right Tandy Hills NaturalArea photo by Don Young External links http www.tandyhills.org Friends of Tandy Hills NaturalArea http tandyhills.org docs orinthstudytandyhills.pdf Tandy Hills Ornithological Assessment coord missing Texas Category Geography of Fort Worth, Texas Category Protected areas established in 1987 Category Protected areas of Texas ... more details
Anders Run NaturalArea is a convert 96 acre ha adj on protected area in Warren County, Pennsylvania Warren County , Pennsylvania . It is part of Cornplanter State Forest . It contains about convert 50 acre ha of old growth forest including the tree species Eastern White Pine , Eastern Hemlock , Cucumber Magnolia , American Beech , American Hornbeam , Prunus serotina Black Cherry , and oak s. Although parts of the naturalarea were logged during the first two decades of the 19th century, tree ring s of fallen trees have revealed 200 year old white pines and 400 year old hemlocks. In addition to being the oldest, these two tree species are also the largest, and some of the white pines are over convert 4 ft m in diameter at breast height . In addition to its forests, the NaturalArea also has a stream with native trout and fine stands of wildflowers. There is a historic residence on the property built in 1841 called the Little Stone House . The NaturalArea has about convert 2 mi km of hiking trails. See also List of old growth forests References Cite web url http www.primalnature.org ogeast pa.pdf title Old Growth in the East A Survey. Pennsylvania author Mary Byrd Davis date 23 January 2008 format PDF Cite web url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us FORESTRY oldgrowth andersrun.aspx title Anders Run NaturalArea author Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources coord 41.825 79.286 display title Protected Areas of Pennsylvania Category Old growth forests Category Protected areas of Pennsylvania Category Protected areas of Warren County, Pennsylvania ... more details
The Caledon NaturalArea is a state park located in King George, Virginia . The property was initially owned by the Alexander brothers, founders of the city of Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria , and was established in 1659 as Caledon Plantation. Ownership passed, in 1974, to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today, the park is a designated National Natural Landmark , and provides a habitat for bald eagles along the Potomac River . References http www.dcr.virginia.gov state parks cal.shtml Park website Protected Areas of Virginia coord 38 21 09 N 77 07 58 W display title Category Parks in King George County, Virginia Category National Natural Landmarks in Virginia Category Virginia state parks Virginia protected area stub KingGeorgeVA geo stub ... more details
An Area of Natural and Scientific Interest or ANSI is an official designation by the provincial Government of Ontario in Canada applied to contiguous geographical regions within the province that have geology geological or ecology ecological features which are significantly representative provincially or regionally. ref name definition cite web url http nhic.mnr.gov.on.ca MNR nhic glossary area types.cfm title Ontario NaturalArea Types publisher Government of Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources accessdate 2007 07 27 ref Three separate designations exist Life Sciences or Life Sciences ANSI , or ANSI LS , a region exhibiting ecological features Earth Sciences or Earth Sciences ANSI , or ANSI ES , a region exhibiting geological features and Candidate , a region under consideration for such a designation. Some sites with this designation were assessed through the International Biological Program between 1964 and 1974. Regions classified as Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest are subject to certain management constraints. ref name constraint cite web url http www.canlii.org on laws regu 1998r.282 20030327 whole.html P725 58065 title Assessment Act, ONTARIO REGULATION 282 98 publisher Queen s Printer for Ontario date 2004 accessdate 2007 07 27 ref Ultimately, land management and stewardship is a municipal responsibility, so that decisions on the appropriate levels of protection and land uses are the responsibility of the local municipality . ref name responsibility cite web url http cgrg.geog.uvic.ca abstracts KirkEramosaIn.html title Eramosa Karst Area of natural and scientific interest ANSI , Abstract author Kirk, D. Murch, B. and Durst, J. publisher Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology accessdate 2007 07 27 ref Each region is specified to be either regionally or provincially significant for its representative feature. References Reflist Category Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest ... more details
Ferncliff Peninsula NaturalArea is a convert 100 acre adj on peninsula with a unique habitat ecology habitat with many rare and unusual, for Pennsylvania, plants. It is part of Ohiopyle State Park , near Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania . It was declared a National Natural Landmark in November 1973 and was named a State Park NaturalArea in 1992. ref name nnl cite web url http www.nature.nps.gov nnl Registry USA Map States Pennsylvania NNL FP index.cfm title National Natural Landmark summary date February 5, 2004 publisher National Park Service accessdate 2009 05 09 ref These acts will prevent all further development in the peninsula area. ref name osp cite web url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks parks ohiopyle.aspx title Ohiopyle State Park accessdate 2007 01 27 publisher Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ref Description The peninsula is created by a meander in the Youghiogheny River which flows north into Pennsylvania from West Virginia and Maryland carrying seeds from that region. The warmer microclimate inside the river gorge allows these plants to survive. ref name osp It is a good example of a late Plant succession successional forest in the Allegheny Mountains . References reflist External links http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks parks ohiopyle.aspx Ohiopyle State Park http www.dcnr.state.pa.us stateparks parks ohiopyle ohiopyle mini.pdf Map of Ohiopyle Park, including Ferncliff coord 39.867555 79.498229 type landmark display title name Ferncliff Peninsula NaturalArea Category National Natural Landmarks in Pennsylvania Category Protected areas of Fayette County, Pennsylvania ... more details
Research NaturalArea is a designation for certain protected area s in the United States . Research Natural Areas RNAs are part of a nationwide network of ecological areas set aside for both research and education. The network includes areas managed by many Federal agencies. The United States Forest Service and other agencies establish these areas to typify certain types of important forest, shrubland, grassland, aquatic, geological, alpine or similar environments that have unique characteristics of scientific interest. The areas contain important ecological and scientific values and are managed for minimum human disturbance. ref http www.bbna.com blm Overview 20of 20BLM 20ACEC 20and 20RNA 20guidelines.pdf ref The Bureau of Land Management is another agency that designates and manages Research Natural Areas. ref http www.bbna.com blm Overview 20of 20BLM 20ACEC 20and 20RNA 20guidelines.pdf accessed July 21, 2010 ref According to the Bureau of Land Management, the objectives of the RNA program are 1 To preserve examples of all significant natural ecosystems for comparison with those influenced by man 2 to provide educational and research areas for ecological and environmental studies and 3 to preserve gene pools of typical and endangered plants and animals. 2,3 Research natural areas are intended to represent the full array of North American ecosystems with their biological communities, habitats, natural phenomena, and geological and hydrological formations. The Bureau of Land Management manages 148 RNAs with a total area of convert 345000 acre km2 . As of 1993, the US Forest Service managed 289 established RNAs and more than 300 candidate RNAs. ref http nrs.fs.fed.us rna local resources downloads RNAstrategy93.pdf accessed July 21, 2010 ref These areas are established under the Organic Act of 1897 . Areas designated as Research Natural Areas are primarily located inside United States National Forest National Forests . References Reflist Category Protected areas of the United ... more details
The Seven Tubs NaturalArea is a publicly accessible recreation area located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania ..., Stephen. Great Natural Areas in Eastern PA. Google.com. 17 Mar 2008 http books.google.com books?id AGm3Ny NsgC&pg PA17&lpg PA17&dq Seven Tubs NaturalArea history&source web&ots 04ENRl6C W&sig qZ9MKzNSZ5XPvJDvs8utaVktig ... Tubs NaturalArea history&source web&ots 04ENRl6C W&sig qZ9MKzNSZ5XPvJDvs8utaVktig&hl en ref Both flows ... NsgC&pg PA17&lpg PA17&dq Seven Tubs NaturalArea history&source web&ots 04ENRl6C W&sig qZ9MKzNSZ5XPvJDvs8utaVktig ... 17 Mar 2008 http books.google.com books?id AGm3Ny NsgC&pg PA17&lpg PA17&dq Seven Tubs NaturalArea ... books.google.com books?id AGm3Ny NsgC&pg PA17&lpg PA17&dq Seven Tubs NaturalArea history&source ... NaturalArea history&source web&ots 04ENRl6C W&sig qZ9MKzNSZ5XPvJDvs8utaVktig&hl en . ref Perhaps of most .... ref Litchman , Lori. Seven Tubs NaturalArea, Luzerne County. Greentreks Network. 2006. 19 Mar ... PA17&lpg PA17&dq Seven Tubs NaturalArea history&source web&ots 04ENRl6C W&sig qZ9MKzNSZ5XPvJDvs8utaVktig ... of a convert 527 acre km2 sing on nature area in the Pennsylvania mountains about four miles 6 km south of downtown Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes Barre . ref Litchman , Lori. Seven Tubs NaturalArea, Luzerne County. Greentreks Network. 2006. 19 Mar 2008 http www.greentreks.org watershedstv ... level hiking environment. Natural history The glaciers of the Ice Age were instrumental in shaping the physical features of the natural world that we see today. They too are responsible for the formations ... to formations in the different types of rock common to the area. Common geological rock classifications in the area are limestone , shale , and coal , but the tubs are formed mainly out of gritty ... meets up with the larger Laurel Run . ref Ostrander, Stephen. Great Natural Areas in Eastern ... for hikers to explore. This area is known as Whirlpool Valley . ref Archbald Pothole State Park. DCNR ... Trees There is a multitude of categories of foliage in the area. The trees in the area vary greatly ... more details
In Cameron County, Pennsylvania Cameron County , Pennsylvania , the Johnson Run NaturalArea protects convert 216 acre ha of land, a rugged, bouldered plateau dissected by steep sided streams and covered with somewhere from convert 26 acre ha to convert 50 acre ha of old growth forest containing Eastern Hemlock and Eastern White Pine . Some of the white pines are nearly convert 4 ft cm in diameter at breast height . See also List of old growth forests References Cite web url http www.primalnature.org ogeast pa.pdf title Old Growth in the East A Survey. Pennsylvania author Mary Byrd Davis date 23 January 2008 format PDF Cite web url http www.dcnr.state.pa.us FORESTRY oldgrowth johnsonrun.aspx title Johnson Run NaturalArea author Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Protected Areas of Pennsylvania coord missing Pennsylvania Category Old growth forests Category Protected areas of Pennsylvania Category Protected areas of Cameron County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania stub tree stub ... more details
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