Putting it Into Action:   A Bay-Scape Garden at the Refuge

Marie Minor has been botanizing the Laurel Grove Unit.  She has put together the attached report of the plants that she has found there.      Please click HERE for a copy of the list of plants.

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2 Big EVENTS  Accomplished !!!!!!! 

1)   great opportunity to learn about birds ..... and MORE..

2)  Fishing June 3...

An Overview:

•   Refuge

•   Friends of the Refuge

(Image from USFWS, Visitor Guide)

•   Refuge

Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is the newest of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Established in 1996, the goal of the Refuge is to protect 20,000 acres of wetlands and associated uplands along the River and its major tributaries. As of November 2004, the Refuge had protected 6,545 acres. With help from our conservation partners, including Chesapeake Bay Foundation, The Conservation Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and The Trust for Public Land, we are well on our way toward achieving our land protections goal.

•   Friends of the Refuge

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the interests and well being of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge.

•   Help, participate in Refuge activities
•   Improve Refuge conditions, build trails, etc.
•   Participate in education
•   Raise awareness of the Refuge benefits to the    
•   general public and wildlife.