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| James River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Check out our upcoming events... James River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is one of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The refuge encompasses 4,200 acres of forest and wetland habitats along the James River, bordered by Powells Creek to the west, and the historic Flowerdew Hundred Plantation to the east. Located in Prince George County, Virginia, the refuge is 8 miles southeast of the City of Hopewell and thirty miles southeast of t The refuge was created in 1991 to protect nesting and roosting habitat for the then threatened American bald eagle (The bald eagle was delisted in 2007) . A secondary objective is to provide an opportunity to view wildlife in its natural environment, so that the public may better appreciate the refuge's role in conservation of wildlife resources. History The Nature Conservancy purchased 3,538 acres of land in May 1988 to ensure that continued use of the land by bald eagles would not be jeopardized. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased the land from the Nature Conservancy in March 1991 under the authority of the Endangered Species Act. A 613 acre parcel known as Maycocks Point was purchased and added to the refuge in 1992 to further protect bald eagle habitat, including a major bald eagle feeding roost. National priorities such as funding military operations overseas, homeland security, and hurricane relief have resulted in declining federal discretionary funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other Department of the Interior agencies. This decline is expected to continue for the foreseeable future, and the Service must make financial and human resource changes to manage effectively in this situation. Due to declining budgets and increased operating costs, the Service has designated numerous refuges as unstaffed satellite refuges. Three units of the Eastern Virginia Rivers NWR Complex, James River, Plum Tree Island, and Presquile national wildlife refuges, have been designated as unstaffed satellites and are being managed from the Complex headquarters in Warsaw, Virginia. |
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Last Updated: June 29, 2008
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service James River NWR 11116 Kimages Road Charles City, VA 23030 Office: (804) 829-9020 Fax: (804) 829-9606 E-mail: James River NWR |