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The Jefferson Memorial Forest is a forest located in southwest Louisville, Kentucky, in the Knobs region of Kentucky. At 6,676 acres (27.02 km 2), it is one of the largest municipal urban forests in the United States. [1][2] The forest was established as a tribute to area war dead but ultimately this was extended to all U.S. veterans.
A split rail fence at the entrance to Sherando Lake. The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is an administrative entity combining two U.S. National Forests into one of the largest areas of public land in the Eastern United States. The forests cover 1.8 million acres (2,800 sq mi) of land in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia ...
The Jefferson Memorial Forest is the largest municipal urban forest in the United States. The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks [1] (formerly called the Olmsted Park System) in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. [2] All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks.
Mount Jefferson Wilderness. The Mount Jefferson Wilderness is a wilderness area located on and around Mount Jefferson in the central Cascade Range of Oregon in the United States. The wilderness lies within the Willamette National Forest and Deschutes National Forest. The wilderness area covers 111,177 acres (449.92 km 2), with more than 150 lakes.
A ground-making event at Beacon Food Forest in 2012. Beacon Food Forest is a 7-acre food forest in development adjacent to Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill in Seattle, Washington in the vicinity of 15th Avenue South and South Dakota Street. As the area sits on land owned by Seattle Public Utilities, it is believed to be the largest food forest on ...
Corbett State Park covers 63 acres (25 ha) of forest and meadow above the south shore of Blue Lake, east of the Cascade Range in Central Oregon. The park is just south of Highway 20, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Santiam Pass and 14 miles (23 km) west of Sisters. The park’s elevation ranges from 3,468 feet (1,057 m) at the shore of Blue Lake to ...
It is adjacent to the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and lies within the Jefferson National Forest. The park was established in 1965 and contains a total of 4,502 acres (1,822 ha). [1] The park hosts a number of outdoor activities including hiking, camping, mountainbiking, horseback riding, and backpacking.
Mountain Lake Wilderness. / 37.36472°N 80.55222°W / 37.36472; -80.55222. Mountain Lake Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The wilderness area is located next to privately owned Mountain Lake, [ 3] and consists of 8,314 acres (3,365 ha) in Virginia and 2,721 acres (1,101 ha) in ...