Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve
Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve | |
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Location | York County, Virginia |
Nearest city | Newport News |
Coordinates | 37°12′0″N 76°32′15″W / 37.20000°N 76.53750°WCoordinates: 37°12′0″N 76°32′15″W / 37.20000°N 76.53750°W |
Area | 375 acres (1.52 km2) |
Owner | City of Newport News |
Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve is a 375-acre (1.52 km2) Natural Area Preserve located in York County, Virginia. It preserves Virginia's best remaining example of a coastal plain pond complex, and supports several locally-rare species including pond spice (), Mabee's salamander (Ambystoma mabeei), barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa), and the globally imperiled Harper's fimbristylis ().[1][2]
The preserve is owned and maintained by the city of Newport News, and is open for public access.[2]
See also[]
- List of Virginia Natural Area Preserves
References[]
- ^ "Comprehensive Report Species - Fimbristylis perpusilla". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. NatureServe. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ a b "Grafton Ponds Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
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Categories:
- Virginia Natural Area Preserves
- Protected areas of York County, Virginia
- Virginia protected area stubs
- York County, Virginia geography stubs