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Special Characteristics and Features of the Carvins Cove Watershed

By Janie Wood

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Large Municipal Park and Watershed

https://www.westernvawater.org/learn/recreation-options-shelter-reservations/reservations-passes-permits

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Ecological Diversity

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10233039967433774&set=pcb.2480931625574553

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Recreational Opportunities

https://www.westernvawater.org/learn/recreation-options-shelter-reservations

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Geographical Features

https://www.komoot.com/smarttour/e1413291750/brushy-mountain-loop-carvins-cove-natural-natural-reserve

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Conservation and Water Quality

https://www.westernvawater.org/Home/Components/PhotoAlbum/PhotoAlbum/22/73?npage=3#ad-image-8

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Cultural History

https://theroanoker.com/magazine/departments/the-lost-community-of-carvins-cove/

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References

Carvins Cove Natural Reserve - Boat Ramp. Virginia DWR. (n.d.). https://dwr.virginia.gov/vbwt/sites/carvins-cove-natural-reserve/

Carvins Cove Recreation | western virginia water authority. (n.d.-a). https://www.westernvawater.org/learn/recreation-options-shelter-reservations

Harris, N. (2020, March 5). The Lost Community of carvins cove. TheRoanoker.com. https://theroanoker.com/magazine/departments/the-lost-community-of-carvins-cove/

McGarvey, J. (2019, February 28). State’s largest easement completed on Carvins Cove. Virginia Outdoors Foundation. https://www.vof.org/2009/09/14/states-largest-easement-completed-on-carvins-cove/

Roanoke Parks And Recreation. (2025, June 20). Carvins Cove Natural Reserve. https://www.playroanoke.com/parks-facilities/carvins-cove-natural-reserve/