Summary

Description

This report documents the results of a project undertaken through this cooperative agreement to inventory the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge potential acquisition area for: 1 Species federally listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the categories of Endangered or Threatened, Proposed Threatened or Endangered, and Candidate. 2 Species state listed by Virginia in the categories of Endangered, Threatened, Special Concern, and Candidate. 3 Natural Heritage Program species with specific global and state rankings. The practical goal of the inventory is to assist refuge personnel in making management and land use decisions such as establishing priorities for land acquisition, the sitting of facilities, recreational use of refuge lands, invasive species control priorities, vegetation management, and management of areas containing natural heritage resources.