Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve

Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Isle of Wight, Virginia
Coordinates	36°56′01″N76°50′10″W / 36.9336°N 76.8362°W / 36.9336; -76.8362
Area	815 acres (330 ha)
Established	2012
Governing body	Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve is a state natural area preserve in Isle of Wight, Virginia. The preserve is not open to the public. The site is owned by Isle of Wight county. ^[1] The preserve was established in 2012. ^[2]

Ecology and restoration

The upland portions of the preserve consist of over 300 acres of sandhills and upland forests. Reforestation and prescribed burning are used to restore Longleaf Pine and Scrub Oak Sandhill communities. The preserve also includes 500 acres of old-growth tupelo-baldcypress bottomland forest and protects approximately five miles of the Blackwater River. ^[1]

See also

• List of Virginia state natural area preserves

References

1. "Blackwater Sandhills Natural Area Preserve". www.dcr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
2. "Virginia Department of Forestry: 2,300-acre conservation easement established in Isle of Wight County". Daily Press. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2025-12-22.