Back Bay Restoration Foundation

WELCOME
In the News:
BBRF is proud to be part of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries stocking of 125,000 largemouth bass fingerlings in Back Bay.  The fingerlings were released in Back Bay on Tuesday, May 8.
 
The event was covered in the Virginian Pilot (click here to read the article) and in VDGIF's Outdoor Report (click here to read the article).
 
 
Mark Your Calendars:

June 3: Double Clutch Bass Fishing Tournament!  Join us to support this fishing fundraiser to fund a scholarship in honor of Bob Aaron.  Register to fish, or attend the beach party at the Baja in Sandbridge at the Double Clutch Tournament website: www.doubleclutchtournament.org

 

Fridays - Sundays until Memorial Day: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wash Woods Winter Wildlife Watch Tram Tour.  Meet at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge's Visitor Center (4005 Sandpiper Rd) for a tram tour through the Refuge to the historic community of Wash Woods in False Cape State Park.

 

The tram tours start the spring schedule on April 6.  The spring schedule tours run from Friday - Sunday, leaving Back Bay NWR at 9 a.m. and returning at 1 p.m. Please check our calendar page for all upcoming tram tour dates.
GOT NUTRIA?

Photo Credit: Steve Kendrot, USDA-Wildlife Services


The current population distribution of nutria in Virginia is unknown.   The Conservation Management Institute of Virginia Tech, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have partnered to learn more about the distribution of nutria in Virginia to support subsequent eradication activities.

 

David Bishop, Regional Invasive Species Biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, is the local contact for this project. David is based at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

To learn more about nutria and report your sightings, visit CMI’s website at  http://www.cmiweb.org/nutria/

Or, contact David Bishop at (757) 778-5387 or via email at:
David_Bishop@fws.gov

 

Back Bay Restoration Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  Our mission is to preserve, protect, and improve Back Bay and its watershed through education, stewardship, and outreach.