antioch, pines, natural, area, preserve, acre, natural, area, preserve, located, along, blackwater, river, near, zuni, virginia, contains, growths, loblolly, pine, turkey, supports, various, species, that, rare, virginia, including, plukenet, flatsedge, sandy,. The Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve is a 1 157 acre 4 68 km2 Natural Area Preserve located along the Blackwater River near Zuni Virginia It contains growths of loblolly pine and turkey oak and supports various species that are rare in Virginia including Plukenet s flatsedge sandy woods chaffhead and viperina in addition swales support various species of wildflowers including orchids trilliums bellworts and lilies Also on the property are a pair of longleaf pines which represent some of the last of the species in Virginia they are currently the subject of a breeding program by the Virginia Department of Forestry designed to restore the pines to their former habitat 1 Antioch Pines Natural Area PreserveIUCN category IV habitat species management area Location within VirginiaLocationIsle of Wight County VirginiaCoordinates36 48 34 N 76 51 32 W 36 80944 N 76 85889 W 36 80944 76 85889Area1 157 acres 4 68 km2 Governing bodyVirginia Department of Conservation and RecreationThe preserve is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and is open to public visitation only through prior arrangement with a state employed land steward 1 Antioch Pines is located adjacent to the Blackwater Ecological Preserve run by Old Dominion University being located to its north See also editList of Virginia Natural Area Preserves List of Virginia state forests List of Virginia state parksReferences edit a b Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Retrieved February 18 2024 External links editVirginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve This article related to a protected area in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Isle of Wight County Virginia state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve amp oldid 1208822143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
