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LOCALITY |
OWNER |
ACRES |
ACCESS |
NEWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta | DCR | 375 | By Arrangement with Steward |
SITE DESCRIPTION:
Located near the Town of Lyndhurst in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Lyndhurst Ponds Natural Area Preserve features several examples of natural wetlands known as Shenandoah Valley Sinkhole Ponds. In addition to supporting globally rare plant communities, these wetlands provide habitat for two extremely rare plants found almost nowhere else outside of the Shenandoah Valley – the federally threatened Virginia Sneezeweed (Helenium virginicum) and the new-to-science Valley Doll's-Daisy (Boltonia montana). The preserve's sinkhole ponds and streams provide important breeding habitat for a variety of amphibians, and many species of neotropical migratory birds rely on its forests and open grasslands for breeding, resting, and foraging during migrations.
DCR-Natural Heritage is undertaking a variety of management practices to restore the former pastures and fields to native grasslands and open woodlands representative of the historic Shenandoah Valley landscape.
VISITATION:
This preserve has no public access facilities. All public visitation must be arranged with the Shenandoah Valley Regional Steward.
Also, part or all of the preserve may be periodically closed for prescribed burning or other resource management activities.
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