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Prince William Forest Park
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The American Beaver keeps green trees under water to 'refrigerate' them until future feedings.
 
Here is a forest ready to be explored. Full of many wonderful plants and animals, there is a nature encounter awaiting at every turn.  Among the mammals living at Prince William Forest Park are:
 
 
 
 
View along Farms to Forest Trail.  

Did You Know?
At over 15,000 acres, Prince William Forest Park protects the largest example of eastern Piedmont forest ecosystem (one of the most heavily altered ecosystems in North America) in the National Park System.

Last Updated: December 26, 2008 at 10:38 EST