Saxis Wildlife Management Area is a 5,578-acre (22.57 km2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Accomack County, Virginia. Predominantly tidal marshland, it is divided into three tracts, all located on peninsulas bordering on brackish waters such as Beasley Bay, Pocomoke Sound, and Messongo Creek. Several smaller freshwater creeks are also found on the property. Portions of the area farthest inland are occupied by hummocks. The property is maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries mostly in its natural state, with little in the way of human management or development.[2]
Saxis WMA is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, boating, and primitive camping.[2] Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, a current Virginia boat registration, or a WMA access permit.[4]
saxis, wildlife, management, area, acre, wildlife, management, area, accomack, county, virginia, predominantly, tidal, marshland, divided, into, three, tracts, located, peninsulas, bordering, brackish, waters, such, beasley, pocomoke, sound, messongo, creek, s. Saxis Wildlife Management Area is a 5 578 acre 22 57 km2 Wildlife Management Area WMA in Accomack County Virginia Predominantly tidal marshland it is divided into three tracts all located on peninsulas bordering on brackish waters such as Beasley Bay Pocomoke Sound and Messongo Creek Several smaller freshwater creeks are also found on the property Portions of the area farthest inland are occupied by hummocks The property is maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries mostly in its natural state with little in the way of human management or development 2 Saxis Wildlife Management AreaIUCN category V protected landscape seascape Location within VirginiaShow map of VirginiaSaxis Wildlife Management Area the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationAccomack County VirginiaCoordinates37 55 10 N 75 42 9 W 37 91944 N 75 70250 W 37 91944 75 70250 1 Area5 578 acres 22 57 km2 Governing bodyVirginia Department of Game and Inland FisheriesThe area has been designated an Important Bird Area IBA by the National Audubon Society as a part of the Delmarva Bayside Marshes IBA which also includes the nearby Mark s and Jack s Island Natural Area Preserve and Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve 3 Saxis WMA is open to the public for hunting trapping fishing hiking boating and primitive camping 2 Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit a current Virginia boat registration or a WMA access permit 4 See also editList of Virginia Wildlife Management AreasReferences edit Saxis ProtectedPlanet United Nations Environment Programme s World Conservation Monitoring Centre Retrieved January 15 2017 a b Saxis Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Retrieved December 25 2016 Delmarva Bayside Marshes IBA PDF National Audubon Society Retrieved December 25 2016 Access Permit Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Retrieved January 15 2017 External links editVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Saxis Wildlife Management Area This article related to a protected area in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Accomack County Virginia state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saxis Wildlife Management Area amp oldid 1076250779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
