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Land Resources / News / West Virginia
325 Acres Added to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Area
Source: 12WBOY
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and The Conservation Fund announced the addition of 325 acres to Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Thursday. The acquisition completes a multi-phase effort to protect one of the largest undeveloped areas of land within the refuge boundary. It connects two areas of the Refuge, securing a significant ecological corridor with the Monongahela National Forest and establishing a critical link in the Heart of the Highlands Trail, according to a news release from the Conservation Fund. October 27, 2011 This addition to the Refuge, together with a 120-acre tract conserved in 2008 will ensure enhanced water quality of Flat Run, a high quality, year-round water source and tributary of the Blackwater River. Identified by the USFWS as a top acquisition priority, the property provides ideal nesting habitat for grassland-dependent and forest dwelling migratory song and game birds including American woodcock, golden-winged warbler, indigo bunting, scarlet tanager and Canada warbler.
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