Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Coordinates: 36°39′N 75°56′W / 36.650°N 75.933°W / 36.650; -75.933
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Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Sunset over the Currituck Sound at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
LocationVirginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Coordinates36°39′N 75°56′W / 36.650°N 75.933°W / 36.650; -75.933
Area9,062 acres (36.67 km2)
Established1938
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBack Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern

Sandbridge
area of Virginia Beach, which is the southernmost area of development on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia.

Most of the 9,062.45-acre (36.6744 km2)

snow geese
.

The refuge adjoins Virginia's False Cape State Park. Beyond that, the northern edge of North Carolina's Outer Banks lies immediately to the south. A tram runs through the refuge, providing the only public access to False Cape State Park other than by foot, bicycle, or boat. A bicycle/pedestrian trail is planned through the refuge between Sandbridge and Lago Mar.[2]

Gallery

  • Back Bay NWR Visitor Contact Station
    Back Bay NWR Visitor Contact Station
  • Back Bay NWR headquarters on Sandbridge Road near Sigma, VA
    Back Bay NWR headquarters on Sandbridge Road near Sigma, VA
  • Back Bay NWR Map
    Back Bay NWR Map
  • Perhaps the most northerly native stand of Yucca aloifolia, located in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
    Perhaps the most northerly native stand of Yucca aloifolia, located in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

References

  1. ^ USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007
  2. ^ "Back Bay Refuge Trail". Virginia Beach Government. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

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