Admin | June 24, 2010
By Wilma Young Welcome to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge. Today you will be walking the Woodland Trail. We can’t know in advance all the things you will encounter on the trail, but we can give you an idea of the possibilities and probabilities. Before you begin your walk, just as your car turns off the [...]
Admin | March 26, 2010
By Windy Mason Xiao Xiao Zhang of Herndon was the Best of Show winner for the Jr. Duck Stamp Art Competition held at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, March 19. Xiao studies art through Xing Art Studio. Runners up, all of which took first place, are Elizabeth Kim from Vienna, schooled by Erae [...]
Admin | February 24, 2010
By Wilma Young The writer celebrated her 90th birthday in November. In the late 1980’s, she served as a volunteer and intern at several national parks, including the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Along with her volunteer duties, she found time to make use of her research and writing talents. [...]
Admin | January 28, 2010
By Kate White Co-Editor, Wild Pony Tales Thanks to the efforts of the biologists and other staff members of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, and those at other refuges, the fluffy tailed Delmarva Fox Squirrel, still on the endangered species list, continues to gain in population. Around 200 of them live on the refuge now. [...]
Admin | January 21, 2010
By Brianna Bowden I have lived near Assateague Island in Virginia all my life. Most of my ancestors were born nearby, on Chincoteague Island and many have lived there for years. I have visited them often over the years and have been to the beautiful Assateague Beach many times. But today I got to see [...]
