TOUR FEATHERSTONE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
WHEN: Saturday, July 8 at 8:00 a.m.
WHERE: Rippon VRE Station, main parking lot, located at the intersection
of Rippon Blvd. & Farm Creek Drive
Elizabeth Hartwell’s actions to preserve the Mason Neck peninsula for
bald eagles also helped preserve an important natural area along the
Potomac River in Prince William County. Now known as the Featherstone
National Wildlife Refuge, this site is home to a variety of wildlife and
provides fertile hunting grounds for the bald eagles nesting at Mason Neck.
The Featherstone Refuge is located at the point where Neabsco Creek
flows into the Potomac River. With 325 acres of bottomland forests and
freshwater tidal marshes, the Refuge attracts waterfowl, wading birds
and migratory songbirds. Bald eagles and other raptors perch along the
Potomac River shoreline. This is a great spot to watch birds and other
wildlife!
The Featherstone Refuge is generally closed to public uses and many
people do not even know it exists. Now this is your chance to visit this
fabulous natural area along Prince William’s Potomac River shoreline!
Join Prince William Conservation Alliance naturalists on Saturday, July
8 for a guided tour of the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge. We
will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the main Rippon VRE parking lot, located at
the intersection of Rippon Blvd. and Farm Creek Drive, east of Route 1.
For directions and more information, check online at
http://www.pwconserve.org or email pwca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
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