Over 200 acres of wetlands and forest along Accokeek Creek in Stafford County have been added to Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve.
By acquiring this 228-acre parcel of land, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has further expanded their preserve acreage to a whopping 3,343 acres.
Jason Bulluck, the director of DCR's Virginia Natural Heritage Program had this to say: “This is an especially important addition to Crow’s Nest Natural Area Preserve. It expands the preserve for future resiliency, and includes habitat for rare plants and native wildlife. We’ve been working with community partners on long-term efforts to monitor breeding bird and amphibian populations at Crow’s Nest, which are within the Lower Potomac Important Bird Area as designated by the National Audubon Society. As recently as last year, our natural areas stewardship staff documented least bittern, one of the rare animal species we track, in the marshes along Accokeek Creek.” (FXBG FP)
Original Article: Protected area of Crow’s Nest peninsula grows by 200 acres - Fredericksburg Free Press
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