Back Bay Restoration Foundation

WELCOME

Upcoming Events:

Back Bay Forum: March 15, 2012.  Join us to hear updates from area experts about on-going research and management in Back Bay. Click here to register online.

 

Music Blast: March 24, 2012.  What is more fun than spending an afternoon listening to local bands, drinking local beers, and raising money to support a clean Back Bay?  This fundraiser is for adults only, and will be held rain or shine in a large, enclosed barn.  Tickets are $40 in advance/ $45 at the door.  Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

 

Mark Your Calendars:

 

February 24: 3 p.m.  Winter Waterfowl Walk.  Meet at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge's Visitor Center (4005 Sandpiper Rd) for a guided walk to view the abundant migrating waterfowl.  Wear sturdy shoes, bring binoculars and a camera.  Call 301-7329 or 619-6429 to reserve your spot.

 

February 26: 1 - 4:30 p.m. Wash Woods Winter Wildlife Watch Tram Tour.  Meet at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge's Visitor Center (4005 Sandpiper Rd) for a tram tour through the Refuge to the historic community of Wash Woods in False Cape State Park.  Call 301-7329 for reservations.

 

The BLUE GOOSE EXPRESS tram tours are on the winter schedule.  Please check our calendar page for all upcoming tram tour dates.  Check out the migrating wildfowl from the comfort of the tram!
GOT NUTRIA?

Photo Credit: Steve Kendrot, USDA-Wildlife Services


The current population distribution of nutria in Virginia is unknown.   The Conservation Management Institute of Virginia Tech, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have partnered to learn more about the distribution of nutria in Virginia to support subsequent eradication activities.

 

David Bishop, Regional Invasive Species Biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is the local contact for this project. David is based at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

To learn more about nutria and report your sightings, visit CMI’s website at  http://www.cmiweb.org/nutria/

Or, contact David Bishop at (757) 778-5387 or via email at:
David_Bishop@fws.gov

 

Back Bay Restoration Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  Our mission is to preserve, protect, and improve Back Bay and its watershed through education, stewardship, and outreach.