Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve
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| Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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| Location | Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Nearest city | Goshen, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°56′24″N 79°26′02″W / 37.9399°N 79.434°WCoordinates: 37°56′24″N 79°26′02″W / 37.9399°N 79.434°W[1] |
| Area | 936 acres (379 ha) |
| Established | 2001 |
| Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
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Goshen Pass Natural Area Preserve is a 936-acre (379 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The oldest such state-managed property in Virginia, it was first acquired in 1954 to help protect views of the gorge along the Maury River. The site contains stands of chestnut oak, pine-oak-heath woodland, rocky scrub communities, numerous rare plants, and a habitat for the Appalachian Jewelwing, a locally-rare damselfly. The site was dedicated as a Preserve in 2001.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Goshen Pass State Nature Preserve protectedplanet.net
- ^ Preserve webpage
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