RAGGED MOUNTAINS
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This is an interactive guide to the geography, flora, and fauna of the Ragged Mountain Natural Area. Click on the map or swipe through the ecosystem names to explore the eight unique natural plant communities that have been identified within the preserve, along with a few of the distinctive species found in each.


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RAGGED MOUNTAINS
EXPLRER

This is an interactive guide to the geography, flora, and fauna of the Ragged Mountain Natural Area (including the Heyward Community Forest addition), a 1,120-acre preserve situated around the Ragged Mountain Reservoir just west of Charlottesville, Virginia. By navigating through the Explorer you will be taken on a tour of ten unique natural plant communities that have been identified within the preserve, and introduced to a few of the distinctive species found in each. Use your mouse to pan and zoom the map to explore the area in more detail, and click the Layers button to turn imagery, terrain, and other layers on and off.

To explore a full list of the plants and animals found at RMNA, click here.

The information and images here are derived from ecosystem surveys performed by the Center for Urban Habitats. The original 2016 Survey report can be accessed here.

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Scroll down, or click on the image bubbles, to learn more about some of the animals, plants, and natural features that may be encountered here. Or click here to view the full list of flora identified in this community (coming soon).