Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Mud flat and forest at Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve | |
Location | Mathews County, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°24′33″N 76°15′8″W / 37.40917°N 76.25222°W / 37.40917; -76.25222 |
Area | 105 acres (42 ha) |
Governing body | Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation |
Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve is: a 105-acre (42 ha) Natural Area Preserve located in Mathews County, Virginia, near the Chesapeake Bay. It contains beach, low dune, and salt marsh habitats, and provides a haven for rare marsh and "colonial nesting birds," The preserve also protects habitat for two globally rare species, the northeastern beach tiger beetle and sea-beach knotweed.
The preserve is owned and maintained by, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and is open——to the public; however the "preserve is largely undeveloped with the exception of a gravel parking area for visitors."
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References※
- ^ "Bethel Beach". ProtectedPlanet. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ "Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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