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Places We Protect

Murphy Preserve

West Virginia

Silhouette of branches of a tree adorned with fiery orange and red autumnal leaves illuminated by sunlight.
White Oak Fall tree in the sunlight © George Gress

Murphy Preserve consists of older oak-hickory forest on a rolling topography of hills and coves.

Overview

Description

The Murphy family donated this 276-acre tract to The Nature Conservancy in 1967 so that there would always be a place where natural processes could continue without human intrusion.

The preserve consists of two tracts of older oak-hickory forest on rolling topography of hills and coves. The two ponds on the property have a large number of amphibians and have been the subject of several research projects.

Access

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

No formal trails but hiking is easy since the mature forests have an open understory.

Hours

Seven days a week, dawn to dusk.

Highlights

See cerulean warblers at this preserve.

Size

276 acres

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