Elizabeth-Hartwell-Mason-Neck-and-Featherstone-NWRs-CCP-Sept2011.pdf

The Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck and Featherstone National Wildlife Refuges outlines the management goals and objectives for wildlife and habitats, public use, and administration and facilities on the refuges.

Author(s)
Daffny Jones
Greg Weiler
Jess Lowry
John Rohm
Martin McClevey
Meredith Bixby
Nancy McGarigal
Publication date
Type of document
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Facility
A bald eagle on a branch.
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...
A view of the Occoquan River at Featherstone NWR
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.