Understanding Urban Audiences; Community workshop results for the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Understanding Urban Audiences; Community workshop results for the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Community workshop results for Potomac River NWRC.pdf666.51 KB

A report from a community workshop with residents near the Potomac River National Wildlife Refuge Complex. This information helps the Service understand how to better engage local residents.

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Report
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A view of the Occoquan River at Featherstone NWR
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge
Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge is a 325 acre sanctuary of upland forest and freshwater tidal marsh, which provides critical habitat for migratory birds, wintering waterfowl, and a variety of mammalian species. Currently the refuge is only accessible by non-motorized watercraft.
National Wildlife Refuge
Woodbridge,VA
A bald eagle on a branch.
Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge
Eighteen miles south of Washington D.C., on the banks of the Potomac River, lies a peninsula known as Mason Neck. Here, on February 1, 1969, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created the first national wildlife refuge established specifically for the protection of our nation’s symbol, the bald...
National Wildlife Refuge
Lorton,VA
A sunrise over a pond at Occoquan Bay NWR
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Twenty miles south of Washington, D.C., where the Potomac meets the Occoquan River, lies Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge: an oasis for migratory birds and busy city residents seeking a quiet escape from development.
National Wildlife Refuge
Woodbridge,VA
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Northeast