Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area is a Class II Natural-Scientific state natural area located in Davidson and Wilson counties Tennessee.Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation: Couchville Cedar Glade Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area, http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/article/na-na-couchville-cedar-glade, accessed January 17, 2016.Tennessee State Gazetteer and Business Directory, R.L. Polk & Company, 1876, p. 32. Its western boundary is contiguous with the eastern boundary of Long Hunter State Park. The park's name reflects its location near the now extinct inundated community of Couchville, Tennessee.
The reservation is characterized by extensive bare rock intermixed with Eastern red cedars (Juniperus virginiana), grasses, wildflowers (including the Tennessee Coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis)Betsy Phillips: Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area — A Review (Tennessee Coneflower Edition), http://www.nashvillescene.com/pitw/archives/2010/06/30/couchville-cedar-glade-state-natural-area-a-review-tennessee-coneflower-edition, posted on Wed, Jun 30, 2010. and associated wildlife along a mile long hiking trail looping through one of the most undisturbed examples of a cedar glade remaining in middle Tennessee.Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency: Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area, http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/watchareadetails.cfm?uid=09091515094758750®ion=Couchville_Cedar_Glade_State_Natural_Area&statearea=Middle_Tennessee, accessed January 17, 2016.
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External links Images of Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area from Flickr
Park website Couchville Cedar Glade Class II Natural-Scientific State Natural Area