nature preserve
noun
US
: an area where animals and plants are protected and that has few buildings or homes
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Continue reading … 'THANK YOU TO THE HEROES' – Olivia Culpo, the wife of 49ers star Christian McCaffrey, shared a message of gratitude as first responders and firefighters battled a wildfire near a nature preserve in northeast of Los Angeles.
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
In December, the family began talking to new potential buyers interested in turning the property into a nature preserve.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Authorities said that the nature preserve is a popular dog-walking location, frequented by residents.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
The flames from a fire that broke out Tuesday evening near a nature preserve in the inland foothills northeast of LA spread so rapidly that staff at a senior living center had to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds down the street to a parking lot.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
In December, the family began talking to new potential buyers interested in turning the property into a nature preserve.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Authorities said that the nature preserve is a popular dog-walking location, frequented by residents.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Nature preserve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature%20preserve. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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