Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1979, in United States of America. The Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve is one of the last coastal wildernesses on the East Coast of the United States of America. It is also one of the most important migratory bird stop-over sites in North America. The reserve manages and protects the 1,250-acre seaside farm known as Brownsville Preserve and 45,000 acres of natural landscape. These holdings include 14 barrier and marsh islands, multiple mainland tracts, and a seascape that is being successfully restored with eelgrass, oysters and soon, bay scallops.