List of National Natural Landmarks in Mississippi

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmark

National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmark program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States. It is the only natural areas program of national scope that identifies and recognizes the best examples of biological and geological features in...

s in Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

. There are 5 in total, X are lakes or pond, Y are forests, Z are other.

	Name	County	Description
1	Bienville Pines Scenic Area	Scott Scott County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,423 people, 10,183 households, and 7,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,116 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...	One of the largest protected old-growth loblolly pine Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda is one of several pines native to the Southeastern United States, from central Texas east to Florida, and north to Delaware. It is particularly dominant in the eastern half of North Carolina, where there are huge expanses consisting solely of Loblolly Pine trees... stands in the region.
2	Chestnut Oak Disjunct	Calhoun Calhoun County, Mississippi Calhoun County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2010, the population was 14,962. Its county seat is Pittsboro. Calhoun County is named after John C. Calhoun, the U.S. Vice President and U.S...	An isolated stand of chestnut oak Chestnut oak Quercus prinus , the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, Quercus sect. Quercus. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to central Mississippi, with an outlying northwestern population in... .
3	Green Ash-Overcup Oak-Sweetgum Research Natural Areas	Sharkey Sharkey County, Mississippi -National protected area:Delta National ForestTheodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,580 people, 2,163 households, and 1,589 families residing in the county. The population density was 15 people per square mile . There were 2,416 housing...	Three small parts of the Delta National Forest Delta National Forest Delta National Forest is a U.S. National Forest in western Mississippi. It is located in Sharkey County and has an area of . The forest is headquartered in Jackson, as are all six National Forests in Mississippi, but there are local ranger district offices located in Rolling Fork... contain rare pristine tracts of bottomland hardwood trees.
4	Harrell Prairie Hill	Scott Scott County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,423 people, 10,183 households, and 7,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 47 people per square mile . There were 11,116 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...	The most representative remnants of the Jackson Prairie Jackson Prairie The Jackson Prairie is a temperate grassland ecoregion in Mississippi. It is a disjunct of the Blackbelt physiographic area.-Description:... .
5	Mississippi Petrified Forest Mississippi Petrified Forest Mississippi Petrified Forest is a petrified forest located near Flora, Mississippi in the United States. It is currently privately owned and open for public visitation. The forest is believed to have been formed 36 million years ago when fir and maple logs washed down an ancient river channel to...	Madison Madison County, Mississippi -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 74,674 people, 27,219 households, and 19,325 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile . There were 28,781 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...	A relatively undisturbed accumulation of ancient fir and maple driftwood that was buried in Tertiary Tertiary The Tertiary is a deprecated term for a geologic period 65 million to 2.6 million years ago. The Tertiary covered the time span between the superseded Secondary period and the Quaternary... sands.

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