Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge marks 83 years of conservation and coastal beauty

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge marks 83 years of conservation and coastal beauty

By Linda Cicoira This month marks 83 years since the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge was officially established in 1943 and was posted with the flying goose emblem. “Wherever you meet this sign, respect it,” Rachel Carson, an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist, wrote. Her article was printed in a 1947 pamphlet about this Eastern Shore of Virginia refuge, which ...