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Pages in category "Wetlands of Virginia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Forested wetland within the Great Dismal Swamp. In the mid-20th century, conservation groups across the United States began demanding the preservation of the remaining Great Dismal Swamp and restoration of its wetlands, by then understood as critical habitat for a wide variety of birds, animals, plants, and other living things.
North Landing River Natural Area Preserve is a 3,441-acre (13.93 km 2) Natural Area Preserve located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.It almost entirely consists of wetlands, including five wetland types considered rare in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).
Several environmental factors cause the blackwater condition. The many forested wetlands along the river include Streamhead Pocosins and Bald Cypress and Tupelo Swamps. The Blackwater is known for its pocosins, including the rare type called streamhead pocosin. The only two streamhead pocosins known in Virginia are on the Blackwater River.
The Wetlands Geodatabase and the Wetlands Mapper, as an Internet discovery portal, provide technological tools that allow the integration of large relational databases with spatial information and map-like displays. The information is made available to an array of federal, state, tribal, and local governments and the public.
Tidal wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge as seen from Plymouth, North Carolina. The tidewater region developed when sea level rose after the last ice age, resulting in the flooding of river valleys in the coastal plain.
Virginia Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are state-managed protected areas that exist primarily for the benefit of wildlife. Within the Commonwealth of Virginia , 46 tracts of land have been protected as WMAs, covering a total of over 216,000 acres (338 sq mi; 870 km 2 ).