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Nansemond
National Wildlife Refuge
Nansemond River
Suffolk County, VA   
E-mail: R5RW_GDSNWR@fws.gov
Phone Number: 757-986-3705
Visit the Refuge's Web Site:
http://northeast.fws.gov/va/nas.htm
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  Overview
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is a satellite refuge managed by Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge became part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge System in 1973 when the US Navy transferred 207 acres of salt marsh to the Service. In 1999, an additional 204 acres of upland grassland and forested stream corridors were transferred from the US Navy. It is not open to the public.


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