Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
Coordinates | 36°39′N 75°56′W / 36.650°N 75.933°W |
Area | 9,062 acres (36.67 km2) |
Established | 1938 |
Governing body | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | Back 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
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Back Bay NWR Visitor Contact Station
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Back Bay NWR headquarters on Sandbridge Road near Sigma, VA
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Back Bay NWR Map
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Perhaps the most northerly native stand of Yucca aloifolia, located in Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
References
- ^ USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007
- ^ "Back Bay Refuge Trail". Virginia Beach Government. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.