Blackwater Ecological Preserve

 Hunting Dates 2011-2012

November, 2011
19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29

December, 2011
1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

January, 2012
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (Last day of the Season)

25 years of preservation

Directions 

The address of the main entrance to the Preserve is at 24326 Thomas Woods Trail, Zuni, Virginia 23898.  Use this address for MapQuest, GPS,  or similar programs.  

From Norfolk, take US 460 west across the Dismal Swamp; after crossing the Nansemond River take the second exit right (north) this is still 460. Go north 8.9 miles to US 258 (there is a Dairy Queen at this corner); go 0.6 miles south to SR 603. Stay on winding 603 for 6.3 miles to the junction of SR 614. The preserve is 0.6 miles on the left; look for the "ODU blue" steel posts. If you choose to go to the preserve from the village of Zuni, turn west on SR 644 for 0.1 miles (under the railway) to SR 614. Turn left (south); the preserve is 4.2 miles on the right (2.0 miles from the Zuni Presbyterian training center).

Information on the Preserve, Articles, and Essays:

• History and Vegetation of the Blackwater Ecologic Preserve
• From Harvard Yard to Zuni--the ecology and history of the Zuni Pine Barrens
• 30 April and 1 May 2003 Prescribed Burns
• Cyprus Tar Kiln Resembles Blackwater Tarkel
• Prescribed Controlled burn 9 February 2001
• Checklist of Plants of the Zuni Pine Barrens
• Zuni Pine Barrens Preserve
• Papers and Publications on the Preserve and Longleaf