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.[2]
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.[2]
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References
- ^ "Bethel Beach". ProtectedPlanet. United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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