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 | Land Conservation: Rappahannock River Refuge Plan in the Works |
 The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has a draft conservation plan for its planned refuge along the lower Rappahannock River. The draft plan is open for public comments. It will be used to guide programs and development of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge over the next 15 years. Three river management alternatives are proposed in the draft: one would make no changes; another would emphasize forest management; and the last (the preferred) would focus on wildlife and habitat management, visitor services, and refuge administration. Currently the Rappahannock refuge has about 20 parcels covering about 8,200 acres on both sides of the river, mostly between Tappahannock and Port Royal. The tracts are secured through purchase from willing landowners or are protected with conservation easements. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Conservation Fund, Nature Conservancy, and Trust for Public Land all work with the refuge on land acquisition and easements. It will be the newest of four refuges comprising the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which aims to protect 20,000 acres of wetlands and uplands along the Rappahannock and its major tributaries.
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Under the recommended and preferred third alternative, the refuge will aim to enhance grassland and field habitats and expand them up to 1,200 acres. It will restore riparian areas and upland forest habitats, as well as phase out, within five years, any farming that doesn’t directly benefit wildlife or other refuge programs. The alternative would expand wildlife inventory and monitoring and evaluate any opportunities for waterfowl and turkey hunting. Visitation would be increased through new trails and access, and program quality would be improved. The proposal would also promote interpretation of cultural sites located on the land. The staff would be increased by four positions, and a new refuge headquarters would be built.
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