Pathways To Nature Conservation Fund - Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

$100,000 plus $100,000 in local matching funds. Project completion anticipated by late 2005.

This refuge serves as an important resting and feeding area for migrating and wintering waterfowl along the Atlantic Flyway. The Blackwater area also has one of the largest populations of nesting Bald Eagles on the Atlantic coast north of Florida.

Blackwater NWR Visitor Center Wildlife Observatory Project
The Blackwater Observatory, located on the second story of the Visitor Center includes an outdoor observation deck, and indoor glass-walled viewing room, interpretive displays, identification guides and spotting scopes. The Observatory is handicapped accessible and allows equal access for wildlife viewing for all visitors.

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Learn more: http://blackwater.fws.gov/.