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The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail is a series of water routes in the United States extending approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) along the Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, and its tributaries in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and in the District of Columbia.
Game Farm Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a 429-acre (174 ha) Wildlife Management Area in New Kent County, Virginia.It consists entirely of wetland habitat on the northern shore of Chickahominy Lake and can only be accessed by boat.
Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area is a 5,217-acre (21.11 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Charles City County, Virginia.It is the only WMA located in the coastal plain of tidewater Virginia consisting primarily of forested uplands with a lesser amount of wetland habitat.
The Chickahominy is an 87-mile-long (140 km) [1] river in eastern Virginia. The river, which serves as the eastern border of Charles City County , rises about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Richmond and flows southeast and south to the James River .
Richmond National Battlefield Park occupies almost 3000 acres in the coastal plain of Virginia, bounded by the James and Chickahominy River watersheds, much of it preserved as it would have looked in the Civil War, with scenic meadows and old-growth forest enabling abundant wildlife.
Dec. 1—Carrie Hugo has an eagle eye. She can spot them in trees near and far. She knows their shape when they fly over the water. Even in heavy snow, she can pick out the head of a bald eagle.
Cumberland Marsh Natural Area Preserve is a Natural Area Preserve located in New Kent County, Virginia, near the Cumberland Hospital Children-Adolescents.Owned by the Nature Conservancy, it preserves 1,095 acres (4.43 km 2) of freshwater tidal marsh along the Pamunkey River, providing habitat for bald eagles, osprey, blue herons, and egrets, as well as for the sensitive joint-vetch.
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl, primarily the greater snow goose.It is located almost entirely on Knotts Island in the Currituck Sound between Back Bay in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the open sound in North Carolina.