James River National Wildlife Refuge

James River National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Nearest city	Hopewell, Virginia
Area	4,200 acres (17 km2)
Established	1991
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
www.fws.gov/northeast/jamesriver/

The James River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located along the James River in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia. One of four refuges that comprise the Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex, it was founded in 1991 for the protection of nesting and roosting habitat for the bald eagle; its management is overseen by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge's 4,200 acres (17 km²) of forest and wetland are bordered by Powells Creek to the west, and by Flowerdew Hundred Plantation to the east.

External links

• Refuge homepage

References

• Refuge Profile

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.