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acres lying within the basin of French 

 Creek on Little Bush Run in Upshur 

 County is a privately owned preserve. 

 This area is in a farming community, 

 hilly, with excellent water and good 

 grazing land. The plants and animals 

 of this locality are typical of the hilly 

 region which lies between the ridges of 

 the Alleghenies and the Ohio River. 

 This territory has perhaps contributed 

 fere to the flora and fauna of the State 

 tnan has any other area of equal size. 

 The orchid family, for example, is well 

 represented in this locality. The fol- 

 lowing species occur here only, or are 

 very rare in the state: crane fly orchis 

 (Tipularia ^ unifolia), green adder's 

 mouth (Microstylis^ unifolia), nodding 

 pogonia (Pogonia trianthophora), whorled 

 pogonia (Pogonia verticillata) , fringeless 

 purple orchis (Habenariaperamoena). 



Besides these rare orchids the follow- 

 ing are also found in this neighborhood: 

 small green wood orchis (Habenaria 

 clavellata) , ragged orchis (H. lacera], 

 smaller purple fronged orchis (H. psy- 

 codes), moccasin flower (Cypripedium 

 acaule), yellow lady's slipper (C.parvi- 

 aorum), showy orchis (Orchis spec- 

 tabilis), slender ladies' tresses (Spir- 

 anthes gracilis^, nodding ladies' tresses (S. 

 cernua), rattlesnake plantain (Epipactis 

 pubescens), twayblade (Liparis lilii- 

 folia), coral root (Corallorhiza odonto- 

 rhiza), and putty-root (Aplectrum spica- 

 tum). Among the rare plants of other 

 families that occur along Little Bush 

 Run are adder's tongue fern (Ophio- 

 glossum vulgatum}, leek (Allium tricoc- 

 cum) and fox grape (Vitis labrusca). 

 Of the many butterflies found here 

 Vanessa j-album and Tachyris ilaire 

 have no other West Virginia record and 

 the latter is recorded as occurring in 

 "Florida and throughout tropical 

 America." 1500 to 1700 ft. ; level. 



Clarksburg, 40 mi. south to Buck- 

 hannon, or Graf ton, 47 mi. south to 

 Buckhannon, 10 mi. south (a) to French 

 Creek village, W. Va., within the area. 

 A. B. Brooks. 



Tibb's run. An area of about 250 

 acres near the head waters of Tibb's 

 Run in Monongalia County is a game and 

 fish preserve. This tract is owned by 

 the West Virginia Utilities Co. By 

 means of a dam on this property a lake- 

 like body of water of about 15 acres, 

 surrounded by wooded slopes and ridges, 

 has been formed. The woodland is of 

 second-growth deciduous forest inter- 

 spersed with hemlock and pitch pine. 

 Adjoining this tract is an additional area 

 of about 250 acres posted as a game pre- 

 serve. 1250 ft.; level. 



Morgantown, W. Va., 6 mi. east (a) 

 over improved and dirt roads. W. E. 

 Rumsey. 



Jackson's Mill Refuge. This preserve 

 is located in Lewis County on the West 

 Fork River and consists of about 2000 

 acres. A part of this tract is owned by 

 by the State. The area is made up of 

 bottom land and hills more than half of 

 which is cleared and used for agricul- 

 tural purposes. The wood lots scat- 

 tered over the tract are made up of 

 second-growth deciduous forest. The 

 quail, cottontail rabbit and gray squir- 

 rel are common. Bird life is abundant. 

 1000 to 1300 ft.; level. Clarksburg, 

 W. Va., 16 mi. south by trolley. A. B. 

 Brooks. 



Beech Run Game Refuge. A rough 

 mountainous tract of 2000 acreas on the 

 left fork of the Buckhannon River in 

 Randolph County has been set aside as 

 a State game preserve. The property 

 is privately owned and has been cut over 

 but it has good second-growth timber. 

 The forest now consists of hardwood 

 with a sprinkling of hemlock and spruce. 

 Among the animals found with the area 

 are black bear, Virginia deer, red and 

 gray fox, raccoon, gray squirrel, wild 

 turkey, and ruffed grouse. 1000 to 2500 

 ft. ; level. 



Clarksburg, 40 mi. south to Buck- 

 hannon, B. & O. : 30 mi. south to Alexan- 

 der, 10 mi. northeast by lumber road to 

 mouth of Beech Creek, 2 mi. (w). A. B. 

 Brooks. 



Petersburg Game Refuge. Located in 

 Grant County, near Petersburg on the 

 South Branch of the Potomac River. 

 It is a privately owned area of 2000 acres 

 composed of rough ridges and ravines 

 covered by a deciduous forest with a 

 scattering of scrub pine. Much of the 

 territory has been cut over. Such game 

 as wild turkey, ruffed grouse, quail, and 

 gray squirrel are found. 1000 to 2800 

 ft. ; level. 



Cumberland, Md., 14 mi. east B. & O. 

 to Green Spring, 50 mi. south on branch 

 road to Petersburg, W. Va., 2 mi. south 

 (w). A. B. Brooks. 



Lakin State Refuge. A privately 

 owned tract of 4000 acres in Preston 

 County under the supervision of the 

 State Game and Fish Commission. 

 The wooded areas consist of a scrubby 

 deciduous growth. 2500 to 2800 ft.; 

 rolling. 



Terra Alta, W. Va. Preserve reaches 

 to the town limits on the northeast. 

 A. B. Brooks. 



Paint Creek Game Refuge. An area of 

 about 10,000 acres in Kanawha, Fayette, 

 and Raleigh counties, between Cabin 



