What is a natural area?

: a geographical area (as in a city) having a physical and cultural individuality developed through natural growth rather than design or planning.

What is natural areas management?

DRG’s Natural Areas Management Services Invasive species control, to improve a natural area’s ecosystem function and vegetation biodiversity. Native vegetation installation, to enhance the habitat or restore an area to its natural beauty. Prescribed burning, to promote natural succession and revitalize native plants.

What is a DNR protection area?

Natural Resource Conservation Areas protect outstanding examples of native ecosystems, habitat for endangered, threatened and sensitive plants and animals, and scenic landscapes. Environmental education and low-impact public use are appropriate on conservation areas where they do not impair the protected features.

How many state natural areas are in Tennessee?

There are presently over 25 registered state natural areas. Natural areas represent some of Tennessee’s best examples of intact ecosystems and serve as reference areas for how natural ecological processes function.

How we can protect natural areas?

40+ Ultimate Ways To Conserve and Protect Natural Resources

• Use of alternative sources of power such as solar and wind energy.
• Plant trees to prevent soil erosion.
• Practicing of judicious ways to conserve water in our homes.
• Use pipelines to transport oil.
• Growing of vegetation in catchment areas.

How do nature preserves work?

By protecting natural areas and the species that inhabit those areas, wildlife preserves encourage biodiversity since many animals and plants survive through symbiotic or predatory relationships with other species.

What is Tennessee Natural Resources?

NATURAL RESOURCES One of Tennessee’s top resources is its fertile soil—in fact, almost half the state is farmland! The state is also known for mining minerals such as fluorite, calcite, pyrite (also called fool’s gold), marble, and zinc.

What are the features of protected areas?

A Protected Area is a clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

How old is the State Natural Areas program?

Photo by Thomas Meyer. The SNA Program celebrates 70 years in 2021, making it the nation’s oldest statewide system of natural areas.

Is the division of natural areas part of NatureServe?

The Division of Natural Areas is a member of NatureServe’s Natural Heritage Network, a consortium of Natural Heritage & Natural Area Programs from each state in the U. S., and similar programs from Canada and Latin America.

Is the State Natural Areas program on PBS?

Filmed by PBS Wisconsin last summer from the air, land and water, the program showcases SNAs, state parks, wildlife areas, state forests and other natural places in southern Wisconsin. After premiering on PBS stations in March 2021, the program can now be viewed on the free PBS app on phones, tablets, Roku and other streaming devices.

Why are natural areas important to the DNR?

Natural Area Preserves protect the best remaining examples of many ecological communities including rare plant and animal habitat. The DNR Natural Heritage Program identifies the highest quality, most ecologically important sites for protection as natural area preserves.