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
acres ha
Amity Pond Natural Area Pomfret Windsor 18274 1969
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area Troy Orleans 166.5 1996
Button Point Natural Area Ferrisburgh Addison 145.7
Cambridge Natural Area Cambridge Lamoille 228.9 1965
Camel's Hump Natural Area Duxbury, Huntington, Fayston, Bolton, Buels Gore Chittenden, Washington 7,8503,180 1965
Campmeeting Point Natural Area North Hero Grand Isle 31.2
Cascade Falls Natural Area Weathersfield Windsor 20382 2016
Charles E. Smith Natural Area Alburg Grand Isle
Daniel's Notch Natural Area Cambridge Lamoille 10040 1996
Emerald Lake Natural Area Dorset Bennington 41.6
Ford Natural Area Winhall Bennington 3213
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area Arlington Bennington 228.9 1997
Gifford Woods Natural Area Killington Rutland 72.8 1965
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand Granville Addison 208.1
Hamilton Falls Natural Area Jamaica Windham 21185 2015
Hazen's Notch Natural Area Westfield Orleans 273110 1997
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area Highgate Franklin 3715
Kingsland Bay Natural Area Ferrisburgh Addison 5020 1997
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area Enosburg Franklin 14057
Lords Hill Natural Area Marshfield Washington 2510 1977
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area Peacham, Danville Caledonia 124.9
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area Sutton Caledonia 3012 1987
Mendon Peak Natural Area Mendon Rutland 9036 1987
Morristown Bog Natural Area Morristown Lamoille 3012
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Granville Granville Addison 52.0
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area - Stowe Stowe Lamoille 8032 1983
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area Bolton, Cambridge, Stowe, Underhill, Waterbury Chittenden, Lamoille, Washington 3,8501,560 1968
Peacham Bog Natural Area Peacham Caledonia 748303 1965
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area Shrewsbury Rutland 10040 1987
Spectacle Pond Natural Area Brighton Essex 156.1
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area Groton Caledonia 12952
Terrible Mountain Natural Area Weston, Andover Windsor 798323 2002
Tinker Brook Natural Area Plymouth Windsor 10643 1965
Weybridge Cave Natural Area Weybridge Addison 10.40
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area Westmore Orleans 950380 1982
Worcester Range Natural Area Middlesex, Waterbury, Worcester Washington 4,0321,632

Map of natural areas on public land

Amity Pond Natural Area
Big Falls of the Missisquoi Natural Area
Button Point Natural Area
Cambridge Natural Area
Camel's Hump Natural Area
Campmeeting Point Natural Area
Cascade Falls Natural Area
Daniel's Notch Natural Area
Emerald Lake Natural Area
Fisher-Scott Memorial Pines Natural Area
Gifford Woods Natural Area
Granville Gulf Spruce-Hemlock Stand
Hamilton Falls Natural Area
Hazen's Notch Natural Area
Highgate Cliffs Natural Area
Kingsland Bay Natural Area
Lake Carmi Bog Natural Area
Lords Hill Natural Area
Lucy Mallary Bugbee Natural Area
Marl Pond and Swamp Natural Area
Mendon Peak Natural Area
Morristown Bog Natural Area
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Granville)
Moss Glen Falls Natural Area (Stowe)
Mt. Mansfield Natural Area
Peacham Bog Natural Area
Shrewsbury Peak Natural Area
Spectacle Pond Natural Area
Tabletop Mountain Natural Area
Terrible Mountain Natural Area
Tinker Brook Natural Area
Weybridge Cave Natural Area
Willoughby Cliffs Natural Area
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
acres ha
Babcock Nature Preserve Eden Lamoille 1,000400 Johnson State College, Vermont State Colleges
Centennial Woods Burlington, South Burlington Chittenden 65 26 University of Vermont, Vermont Land Trust
Eshqua Bog Natural Area Hartland Windsor 4117 New England Wild Flower Society, The Nature Conservancy
H. Laurence Achilles Natural Area at Shelburne Pond Shelburne Chittenden 1,046423 University of Vermont, The Nature Conservancy
Helen W. Buckner Memorial Natural Area West Haven Rutland 3,7911,534 The Nature Conservancy
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area Marlboro Windham 590240 The town of Marlboro
Mountain Meadow Preserve Pownal Bennington 17671 The Trustees of Reservations
Shaw Mountain Natural Area Benson, West Haven Rutland 451183 The Nature Conservancy
Williams Woods Natural Area Charlotte Chittenden 6325 The Nature Conservancy

Map of natural areas on private land

Babcock Nature Preserve
Eshqua Bog
Achilles Natural Area
Buckner Memorial Natural Area
Hogback Mountain Conservation Area
Mountain Meadow Preserve
Shaw Mountain Natural Area
Williams Woods Natural Area
Vermont natural areas on private land

See also

References

  1. "10 V.S.A. Section 2607". State of Vermont. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "FPR Policy #7: Natural Areas Designation" (PDF). Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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