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Description
This 400-acre site includes 20 one-acre fish rearing ponds (several ponds along Herring Creek) with water control structures and a 90-acre lake containing bottomland hardwoods. Trails wind along Herring Creek, through mixed hardwood woodlands, and past two seasonal ponds. The riparian woods attract numerous woodland songbirds, as well as, amphibians, butterflies, dragonflies, and the occasional reptile. Harrison Lake is also accessible for fishing.
Note: To access Harrison Lake, a Restore the Wild Membership, Virginia hunting license, freshwater fishing license, boat registration, or an access permit is required.
Directions
From Previous Site on the Plantation Loop of VBWT:
From Malvern Hill, Richmond NBP, return to SR 5 and turn left. Proceed 7.7 miles, turn left on Rt. 658/Kimages Road, and follow it for 0.4 miles. The hatchery is on the right.
Location & Directions
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- Site Contact: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: (804) 829-2421, [email protected]
- Website
- Access: Daily Dawn to Dusk. Harrison Lake: Restore the Wild Membership, hunting license, freshwater fishing license, boat registration, or an access permit is required.
Birds Recently Seen at Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (as reported to eBird)
- Mourning Dove
- Killdeer
- Wilson's Snipe
- Ring-billed Gull
- Great Blue Heron
- Turkey Vulture
- Bald Eagle
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Red-headed Woodpecker
- Red-bellied Woodpecker
Seasonal Bird Observations
Facilities
- Accessible
- Hiking Trails
- Information
- Interpretive Nature Program
- Parking
- Picnic
- Restrooms
- Kayak/Canoe Launch
- Boat Ramp