1972 NNL Designations

(Top) Quiet contemplation during the evaluation of Hemlocks Natural Area in Pennsylvania, which was designated in 1972. (Bottom) Designation ceremony at Ferncliff Wildflower and Wildlife Preserve NNL in Pennsylvania.

NNLs designated June 28, 1972

State	NNL	Secretary Approval Date
Alabama	Cathedral Caverns	6/28/1972
Arkansas	Mammoth Spring	6/28/1972
California	Miramar Mounds	6/28/1972
Georgia	Cason J. Callaway Memorial Forest	6/28/1972
Hawaii	Makalawena Marsh	6/28/1972
Indiana	Donaldson Cave System and Woods	6/28/1972
Indiana	Rise at Orangeville	6/28/1972
Indiana	Tolliver Swallowhole	6/28/1972
Indiana	Wesley Chapel Gulf	6/28/1972
Indiana	Wyandotte Cave	6/28/1972
Massachusetts	Acushnet Cedar Swamp	6/28/1972
Massachusetts	Fannie Stebbins Refuge	6/28/1972
Massachusetts	Lynnfield Marsh	6/28/1972
Massachusetts	Poutwater Pond	6/28/1972
Missouri	Mark Twain and Cameron Caves	6/28/1972
Missouri	Marvel Cave	6/28/1972
New Hampshire	East Inlet Natural Area	6/28/1972
New Hampshire	Floating Island	6/28/1972
New Hampshire	Heath Pond Bog	6/28/1972
New Hampshire	Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge	6/28/1972
New Hampshire	Spruce Hole Bog	6/28/1972
New York	Hart's Woods	6/28/1972
Virginia	Great Dismal Swamp	6/28/1972

NNLs designated November 28, 1972

State	NNL	Secretary Approval Date
American Samoa	Aunu'u Island	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Cape Taputapu	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Fogama'a Crater	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Le'ala Shoreline	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Matafao Peak	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Rainmaker Mountain	11/28/1972
American Samoa	Vai'ava Strait	11/28/1972
Guam	Facpi Point	11/28/1972
Guam	Fouha Point	11/28/1972
Guam	Mount Lamlam	11/28/1972
Guam	Puntan Dos Amantes	11/28/1972
Hawaii	ʻĪao Valley	11/28/1972
Hawaii	Ko‘olau Range Pali	11/28/1972
Hawaii	Mauna Kea	11/28/1972
Hawaii	North Shore Cliffs	11/28/1972
Illinois	Heron Pond-Little Black Slough Natural Area	11/28/1972
Illinois	Horseshoe Lake Nature Preserve	11/28/1972
Illinois	Mississippi Palisades	11/28/1972
Illinois	Volo Bog Nature Preserve	11/28/1972
Illinois	Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve	11/28/1972
Nevada	Hot Creek Springs and Marsh	11/28/1972
Nevada	Ruby Marsh	11/28/1972
Pennsylvania	Ferncliff Wildflower and Wildlife Preserve	11/28/1972
Pennsylvania	Hemlocks Natural Area	11/28/1972
Pennsylvania	McConnell's Mill State Park	11/28/1972

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