Cathedral Pines

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title: "Cathedral Pines" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cornwall,-connecticut", "national-natural-landmarks-in-connecticut", "nature-conservancy-preserves", "old-growth-forests", "nature-reserves-in-connecticut", "protected-areas-of-litchfield-county,-connecticut", "1967-establishments-in-connecticut", "protected-areas-established-in-1967"] description: "Nature preserve in Cornwall, Connecticut" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_Pines" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Nature preserve in Cornwall, Connecticut ::

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Field	Value
name	Cathedral Pines
photo	Cathedral Pines.JPG
photo_caption	Cathedral Pines in 2012
map	USA Connecticut
map_caption	Map of Connecticut
location	Cornwall, Connecticut
coordinates
area	42 acre
established	1967
embedded	{{designation list
designation1	NNL
designation1_date	1982
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| name = Cathedral Pines | alt_name = | iucn_category = | photo = Cathedral Pines.JPG | photo_alt = | photo_caption = Cathedral Pines in 2012 | photo_width = | map = USA Connecticut | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Connecticut | map_width = | location = Cornwall, Connecticut | nearest_city = | coordinates = | area = 42 acre | established = 1967 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | url = | embedded = {{designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = NNL | designation1_date = 1982 Cathedral Pines is a 42 acre nature preserve owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy in Cornwall, Connecticut. It is an old-growth white pine and hemlock forest which had been donated in 1967 by the Calhoun family who had purchased it in 1883 to prevent logging. It was mostly destroyed by tornadoes in July 1989 and has become a study site for ecological restoration. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1982.

The remaining white pines are approximately 120 ft to 140 ft high. It is open to the public.

In his book Second Nature, writer Michael Pollan uses the aftermath of the 1989 tornado damage at Cathedral Pines as a case for discussion of environmental ethics. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/White_Pine_Trees_in_Cathedral_Pines_Preserve,_Cornwall,CT-_April_2022.jpg" caption="White pines (April 2022)"] ::

References

References

1. "Cathedral Pines". The Nature Conservancy.
2. "Cathedral Pines". [[National Park Service]].
3. Ostuno, Ernie. (August 8, 2004). "Cathedral Pines, Cornwall, CT".

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