1964-1966 NNL Designations

Bergen-Byron Swamp NNL in New York was designated in 1964, making it one of the first NNLs designated.

NNLs designated in 1964

Year Designated	State	NNL
1964	California	Elder Creek
1964	California	Rancho La Brea
1964	Florida	Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
1964	Maryland	Cranesville Swamp Nature Sanctuary
1964	Nebraska	Fontenelle Forest
1964	New York	Bergen-Byron Swamp
1964	New York	Mianus River Gorge
1964	Ohio	Mentor Marsh
1964	Pennsylvania	Wissahickon Valley

**The NNLs designated in 1964 have the additional honor of being the program's first designations. Learn more at the First NNLs page. **

 

A standing petrified log at Ginkgo Petrified Forest NNL in Washington. Photograph is from the 1965 evaluation report that studied this area for designation.

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NNLs designated in 1965

Year Designated	State	NNL
1965	Arizona	Kaibab Squirrel Area
1965	Arizona	Ramsey Canyon
1965	California	San Andreas Fault
1965	Colorado	Slumgullion Earthflow
1965	Colorado	Summit Lake
1965	Illinois	Forest of The Wabash
1965	Indiana	Cowles Bog
1965	Indiana	Pinhook Bog
1965	Iowa	Cayler Prairie
1965	Iowa	Hayden Prairie
1965	Maryland	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
1965	Massachusetts	Gay Head Cliffs
1965	Minnesota	Itasca Natural Area
1965	Minnesota	Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area
1965	Mississippi	Mississippi Petrified Forest
1965	New Jersey	Stone Harbor Bird Sanctuary
1965	North Dakota	Two-Top Mesa And Big Top Mesa
1965	Ohio	Glen Helen Natural Area
1965	Pennsylvania	Bear Meadows Natural Area
1965	Pennsylvania	Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
1965	Pennsylvania	John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum
1965	South Dakota	Bear Butte
1965	Texas	Caverns Of Sonora
1965	Texas	Odessa Meteor Crater
1965	Utah	Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry
1965	Virginia	Seashore Natural Area
1965	Washington	Ginkgo Petrified Forest
1965	Washington	Grand Coulee
1965	Washington	Steptoe and Kamiak Buttes
1965	West Virginia	Cathedral Park
1965	Wyoming	Two Ocean Pass

 

Plaque presentation ceremony in 1966 at Great Swamp NNL, New Jersey.

NNLs designated in 1966

Year Designated	State	NNL
1966	Arizona	Willcox Playa
1966	California	Imperial Sand Hills
1966	California	Rainbow Basin
1966	Colorado	Lost Creek Scenic Area
1966	Florida	Big Cypress Bend
1966	Florida	Wakulla Springs
1966	Georgia	Marshall Forest
1966	Indiana	Ohio Coral Reef (Falls of the Ohio)
1966	Maine	Monhegan Island
1966	Minnesota	Ancient River Warren Channel
1966	Mississippi	Chestnut Oak Disjunct
1966	Montana	Bug Creek Fossil Area
1966	Montana	Glacial Lake Missoula
1966	Montana	Hell Creek Fossil Area
1966	New Jersey	Great Swamp
1966	Oregon	John Day Fossil Beds
1966	Tennessee	Reelfoot Lake
1966	Texas	Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
1966	Utah	Joshua Tree Natural Area
1966	Washington	Mima Mounds
1966	Wyoming	Como Bluff
1966	Wyoming	Crooked Creek Natural Area

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