List of Vermont natural areas
This is a list of natural areas in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Natural areas on public land in Vermont
By definition, natural areas on public land in Vermont are "limited areas of land that have retained their wilderness character."[1] These areas are designated, protected, and managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.[2]
List of natural areas on public land
Name | Town | County | Approximate area | Year established | |
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acres | ha | ||||
Amity Pond Natural Area | Pomfret | Windsor | 182 | 74 | 1969 |
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area | Troy | Orleans | 16 | 6.5 | 1996 |
Button Point Natural Area | Ferrisburgh | Addison | 14 | 5.7 | |
Cambridge Natural Area | Cambridge | Lamoille | 22 | 8.9 | 1965 |
Camel's Hump Natural Area | Duxbury, Huntington, Fayston, Bolton, Buels Gore | Chittenden, Washington | 7,850 | 3,180 | 1965 |
Campmeeting Point Natural Area | North Hero | Grand Isle | 3 | 1.2 | |
Cascade Falls Natural Area | Weathersfield | Windsor | 203 | 82 | 2016 |
Charles E. Smith Natural Area | Alburg | Grand Isle | |||
Daniel's Notch Natural Area | Cambridge | Lamoille | 100 | 40 | 1996 |
Emerald Lake Natural Area | East Dorset | Bennington | 4 | 1.6 | |
Ford Natural Area | Winhall | Bennington | 32 | 13 | |
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area | Arlington | Bennington | 22 | 8.9 | 1997 |
Gifford Woods Natural Area | Killington | Rutland | 7 | 2.8 | 1965 |
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand | Granville | Addison | 20 | 8.1 | |
Hamilton Falls Natural Area | Jamaica | Windham | 211 | 85 | 2015 |
Hazen's Notch Natural Area | Westfield | Orleans | 273 | 110 | 1997 |
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area | Highgate | Franklin | 37 | 15 | |
Kingsland Bay Natural Area | Ferrisburgh | Addison | 50 | 20 | 1997 |
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area | Enosburg | Franklin | 140 | 57 | |
Lords Hill Natural Area | Marshfield | Washington | 25 | 10 | 1977 |
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area | Peacham, Danville | Caledonia | 12 | 4.9 | |
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area | Sutton | Caledonia | 30 | 12 | 1987 |
Mendon Peak Natural Area | Mendon | Rutland | 90 | 36 | 1987 |
Morristown Bog Natural Area | Morrisville | Lamoille | 30 | 12 | |
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Granville | Granville | Addison | 5 | 2.0 | |
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Stowe | Stowe | Lamoille | 80 | 32 | 1983 |
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area | Bolton, Cambridge, Stowe, Underhill, Waterbury | Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington | 3,850 | 1,560 | 1968 |
Peacham Bog Natural Area | Peacham | Caledonia | 748 | 303 | 1965 |
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area | Shrewsbury | Rutland | 100 | 40 | 1987 |
Spectacle Pond Natural Area | Brighton | Essex | 15 | 6.1 | |
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area | Groton | Caledonia | 129 | 52 | |
Terrible Mountain Natural Area | Weston, Andover | Windsor | 798 | 323 | 2002 |
Tinker Brook Natural Area | Plymouth | Windsor | 106 | 43 | 1965 |
Weybridge Cave Natural Area | Weybridge | Addison | 1 | 0.40 | |
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area | Westmore | Orleans | 950 | 380 | 1982 |
Worcester Range Natural Area | Middlesex, Waterbury, Worcester | Washington | 4,032 | 1,632 |
Map of natural areas on public land
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Amity Pond Natural Area
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Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area
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Button Point Natural Area
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Cambridge Natural Area
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Campmeeting Point Natural Area
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Cascade Falls Natural Area
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Daniel's Notch Natural Area
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Emerald Lake Natural Area
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Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area
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Gifford Woods Natural Area
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Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand
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Hamilton Falls Natural Area
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Hazen's Notch Natural Area
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Highgate Cliffs Natural Area
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Kingsland Bay Natural Area
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Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area
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Lords Hill Natural Area
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Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area
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Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area
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Mendon Peak Natural Area
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Morristown Bog Natural Area
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Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Granville)
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Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Stowe)
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Mt. Mansfield Natural Area
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Peacham Bog Natural Area
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Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area
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Spectacle Pond Natural Area
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Tabletop Mountain Natural Area
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Terrible Mountain Natural Area
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Tinker Brook Natural Area
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Weybridge Cave Natural Area
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Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area
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Worcester Range Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on public land
Natural areas on private land in Vermont
List of natural areas on private land
Name | Town | County | Approximate area | Administered by | |
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acres | ha | ||||
Babcock Nature Preserve | Eden | Lamoille | 1,000 | 400 | Johnson State College, Vermont State Colleges |
Eshqua Nature Conservancy Fee Land | Hartland | Windsor | 41 | 17 | New England Wild Flower Society, The Nature Conservancy |
H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond | Shelburne | Chittenden | 1,046 | 423 | University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy |
Helen W. Buckner Memorial Natural Area | West Haven | Rutland | 3,791 | 1,534 | The Nature Conservancy |
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area | Marlboro | Windham | 590 | 240 | The town of Marlboro |
Mountain Meadow Preserve | Pownal | Bennington | 176 | 71 | The Trustees of Reservations |
Shaw Mountain Natural Area | Benson, West Haven | Rutland | 451 | 183 | The Nature Conservancy |
Williams Woods Natural Area | Charlotte | Chittenden | 63 | 25 | The Nature Conservancy |
Map of natural areas on private land
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References
- "10 V.S.A. Section 2607". State of Vermont. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "FPR Policy #7: Natural Areas Designation" (PDF). Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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