Area 318 acres (129 ha) | Phone +1 757-683-3597 | |
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Address Thomas Woods Trail, Zuni, VA 23898, USA | ||
Blackwater ecological preserve
The Blackwater Ecological Preserve is a 318-acre (129 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in the area of Zuni, Virginia and owned by Old Dominion University. It is home to flatwoods of longleaf pine and turkey oak and savannas of longleaf pine, two of the rarest plant communities in Virginia. The longleaf pine savanna is the northernmost natural occurrence of such a plant community in the United States.
The preserve is open to public visitation only through prior arrangement with Old Dominion University.
References
Blackwater Ecological Preserve Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA