page_title: Dendron Swamp Natural Area Preserve
hierarchical_section_title: Dendron Swamp Natural Area Preserve
caption_attribution_description: A National Natural Landmark in Sussex County, Va that contains virgin forest of bald cypress and water tupelo. NPS Photo/ M.Reed
context_page_description: Dendron Swamp Natural Area Preserve is a 636-acre Natural Area Preserve in Sussex County, Virginia, USA. Located along the Blackwater River, the preserve supports a bald cypress and tupelo swamp. Canopy trees over 98 feet tall line the river for two miles and the swamp shows only occasional signs of logging. Some of the larger cypresses are believed to be over 600 years old. Within the preserve is a nesting site for the great blue heron.
  The preserve contains the Charles C. Steirly Natural Area, a 19-acre swamp containing an essentially virgin forest of bald cypress and water tupelo that was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
  The preserve does not have facilities for public access and visitors must make arrangements with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation before visiting.
context_section_description: Dendron Swamp Natural Area Preserve is a 636-acre (257 ha) Natural Area Preserve in Sussex County, Virginia, USA. Located along the Blackwater River, the preserve supports a bald cypress and tupelo swamp. Canopy trees over 98 feet (30 m) tall line the river for two miles (3.2 km) and the swamp shows only occasional signs of logging. Some of the larger cypresses are believed to be over 600 years old. Within the preserve is a nesting site for the great blue heron.
  The preserve contains the Charles C. Steirly Natural Area, a 19-acre (7.7 ha) swamp containing an essentially virgin forest of bald cypress and water tupelo that was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1974.
  The preserve does not have facilities for public access and visitors must make arrangements with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation before visiting.
caption: Charles C. Steirly Natural Area, April 2017
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