| Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Isle of Wight, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 36°56′01″N76°50′10″W / 36.9336°N 76.8362°W /36.9336; -76.8362 |
| Area | 815 acres (330 ha) |
| Established | 2012 |
| Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve is astate natural area preserve inIsle of Wight, Virginia. The preserve is not open to the public. The site is owned byIsle of Wight county.[1] The preserve was established in 2012.[2]
The upland portions of the preserve consist of over 300 acres of sandhills and upland forests. Reforestation and prescribed burning are used to restore Longleaf Pine and Scrub Oak Sandhill communities. The preserve also includes 500 acres of old-growthtupelo-baldcypress bottomland forest and protects approximately five miles of the Blackwater River.[1]