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  Virginia River Fact Sheet
 

Fact sheets focus on select Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay.

Fact sheets include a brief history, and description of pollution problems and remedies for selected Bay tributaries and the Bay itself.

*Note: On the Chickahominy River Fact Sheet, the nature trail at New Kent Forestry Center is closed to the general public pending renovations (June 2008).

For more information contact: mail@acb-online.org or call (410) 377-6270

Publications
Chickahominy River Fact Sheet (1996) PDF File (17.0 kb) - *Note: the nature trail at the New Kent Forestry Center is closed to the general public pending renovations, summer 2008.

The Chickahominy River is one of the cleaner tributaries to the Bay, providing important wildlife habitat in the marshes, swamps, river and surrounding lands.

Elizabeth River Fact Sheet PDF File (17.1 kb) - This fact sheet explains how the Elizabeth River contributes to the Bay and outlines some ways to help you keep the river clean.
James River Fact Sheet PDF File (17.3 kb) - This fact sheet explains how the James River contributes to the Bay and outlines some ways to help keep the river clean.
Rappahannock River Fact Sheet PDF File (15.4 kb) - This fact sheet explains how the Rappahannock River contributes to the Bay and outlines ways you can help keep the river clean.
Shenandoah River Fact Sheet (1994) PDF File (15.7 kb) - The waters of the Shenandoah river have flowed through some of the oldest and most important events in the history of the United States.
 

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