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Blackwater
National
Wildlife
Refuge
Contact
mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Producer
USFWS/NCTC
Description
Challenges
Met
-
Promises
Kept
.
Blackwater
National
Wildlife
Refuge
is
the
largest
of
four
refuges
in the
Complex
;
Eastern
Neck
,
Martin
, and
Susquehanna
are the
other
refuges
. The
administration
office
is
located
about
12
miles
south
of
Cambridge
,
Maryland
on the
Eastern
Shore
of
Maryland
.
Officially
established
in
1933
to
provide
habitat
for
migrating
and
wintering
birds
,
additional
lands
and
purposes
have
since
been
added
.
Upon
completion
, the
complex
will
protect
thousands
of
acres
of
internationally
important
wetland
habitats
.
-
Often
referred
to as the
“biological
crescent
of the
Eastern
Shore”
, the
Refuge
dominates
wetlands
in the
716,000
acre
Nanticoke/Blackwater
Watershed
. The
Refuge’s
brackish
marshes
compose
more
than
80%
of the
watershed’s
intertidal
wetlands
. As an
“International
Important
Birding
Area”
,
one
third
of the
Atlantic
Flyway’s
waterfowl
population
winters
on the
Chesapeake
Bay
and
Blackwater
.
Blackwater
supports
the
largest
nesting
population
of
bald
eagles
north
of
Florida
on the
Atlantic
Coast
. The
Refuge
also
supports
the
largest
natural
population
of
Delmarva
fox
squirrels
.
-
Handsomely
photographed
by the
award-winning
nature
program
producers
,
Claire
and
Stefan
Dobert
,
Blackwater
National
Wildlife
Refuge’s
management
and
wildlife
are
brought
to
life
in this
21
minute
video
.
Subject
videography
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
wildlife refuges
wildlife conservation
Publisher
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributors
USFWS/NCTC
Date Published
2011-05-21
Type
Video
Format
H264
Item ID
952722994001
Source
NCTC Video Library
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Audience
General
Original Format
digital
Length
00:20:45
Original Filename
http://uds.ak.o.brightcove.com/821753390001/821753390001_952862648001_BlackwaterNWR.mp4
Collection
National Wildlife Refuge
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http://uds.ak.o.brightcove.com/821753390001/821753390001_952862648001_BlackwaterNWR.mp4
Video Player Link
http://bcove.me/js5pm1cp
Archival file
Volume18/2297.url
Date created
2013-02-22
Date modified
2014-12-15
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