Due to the expected impact of the winter storm, all Virginia State Park overnight facilities will be closed from Friday, Jan. 23 through Tuesday, Jan. 27. This decision is based on the forecast for unsafe conditions and potential power outages. For updates click here.

秃头山自然保护区

地方	所有者	英亩	使用权	新闻
富兰克林 ·	直流电阻	112	无

场地描述：

Home to four globally rare natural heritage resources, Bald Knob has been a long-standing conservation priority for DCR in Virginia's southern Piedmont. The thin soils and sparsely vegetated rocks found on parts of the Preserve support vegetation assemblages different than any other documented site. Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve is the largest and best known occurrence of a "Piedmont mafic barren" where exposed rocks resist weathering and have unusual chemical properties, making them and their derived soils different from typical Piedmont sites. For more information, see: Low-Elevation Outcrop Barrens

The Preserve was established in 2016 after decades of work by Natural Heritage Program scientists who first noticed something unusual about one of the plants on the site. After years of additional documentation and study, a College of William and Mary botanist confirmed that these plants were indeed a new species, not previously known to science. To-date, this species, Piedmont Fameflower (Phemeranthus piedmontanus) has only been documented at a handful of sites in the world.

最初的保护区购买得益于土地和水资源保护基金和弗吉尼亚土地保护基金会的资金支持。尽管还需要做更多的工作来全面保护该遗址的自然遗产资源，但落基山和富兰克林县景观的这一突出而独特的景观正在得到充分保护，以造福子孙后代。

探视：
In late 2025, a small parking lot will provide access to a moderate 1.3-mile hiking trail that loops around the lower elevations of the preserve on the north side of East Court Street. This trail includes a short accessible section and features views of the rocky summit. The trail, only open to foot traffic, is designed to minimize impacts to rare plants and avoids fragile habitats. To expand hiking opportunities, an additional hiking trail is planned for future development on the southwest side of East Court Street.

接触：
Ryan Klopf, Mountain Region Supervisor
Department of Conservation & Recreation
Division of Natural Heritage
Roanoke, VA
540-265-5234