Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve

Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Franklin County, Virginia
Coordinates	36°59′59″N79°52′41″W / 36.9996°N 79.8781°W / 36.9996; -79.8781
Area	112 acres (45 ha)
Established	2016
Governing body	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve is a state natural area preserve in Franklin County, Virginia. The preserve was established in 2016, and currently not open to the public. Bald Knob is one of few sites in the world home to the Piedmont fameflower.

History

The Piedmont fameflower was first documented as a unique species in the Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve by the Virginia Natural Heritage Program. After decades of work, the preserve was established in 2016 with funding support by the Land & Water Conservation Fund and Virginia Land Conservation Foundation. ^[1] In 2019, volunteers from the Virginia Master Naturalists helped to remove privet shrubs from the preserve. ^[2] Later that year, the preserve was of three sites to which a total of 300 acres were added. ^[3]

See also

• List of Virginia state natural area preserves

References

1. "Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
2. vmn-admin (2019-05-03). "Teamwork Wins Again - Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve invasive species removal". Virginia Master Naturalists. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
3. "Virginia Adds More Than 300 Acres to Natural Area Preserves". WBOC TV. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2025-12-22.