Conestee Nature Preserve
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Lake Conestee Nature Park
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 Great Blue Heron in Conestee Nature Preserve | |
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| Location | Greenville County, South Carolina |
| Nearest city | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°46′39″N 82°21′26″W / 34.7775°N 82.3573°W |
| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Governing body | Conestee Foundation Greenville County Recreation District |
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Conestee Nature Preserve, formerly Lake Conestee Nature Preserve/Park, opened in 2006, is a 400-acre (160 ha) preserve along three miles of the
National Audubon Society has designated the park as an Important Bird Area of Global Significance.[1] In 2016 the state of South Carolina made the privately owned facility a wildlife sanctuary.[2]
Lake Conestee was created when the Reedy River was dammed at the
501(c)(3) conservation organization, was formed to lead the revitalization of the lake as a wetlands through the development of the nature preserve, and the foundation used settlement funds from a June 1996 Colonial Pipeline spill to purchase the lake and the dam. Once safety studies of the brownfield were complete, it was determined that no harm would result if the toxic sediment were left in place.[3]
In December 2016, inspectors from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control rated Conestee Dam, which is not keyed into the bedrock, in poor condition due to deterioration of mortar and water seepage.[4]
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View of Lake Conestee -
The Reedy River in Conestee Nature Preserve -
A boardwalk through Conestee Nature Preserve -
Lake Conestee is formed by the Conestee Dam on the Reedy River
References
- ^ "Lake Conestee Nature Park". Audubon. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ Scott Keeler, "Lake Conestee Park Becomes Sanctuary," Greenville News, May 26, 2016, 3A.
- ^ "Lake Conestee Nature Park". Retrieved 2010-09-24.; Nathaniel Cary, "Dam poses disaster rick, owner says," Greenville News, February 5, 2017, 1A, 4A.
- ^ Cary, 1A.
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