Life in the Marsh - Alexandria, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 47.566 W 077° 02.749
18S E 322325 N 4295768
Located along the Mount Vernon Trail at Jones Point Park.
Waymark Code: WM14B30
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2021
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Sign Text:
Since the last industrial enterprise on Jones Point shut down after World War I, the tidal marsh in this protected cove has been making a comeback. Today, the marsh is a wildlife haven in the shadow of the city. It provides a fertile fishery and prime nesting habitat for waterfowl, host flocks of migrating birds, and supports dozens of species of wetland plants.
Photo next to Great Blue Heron:
A great blue heron stalking the shallows is a common sight in the marsh, but Jones Point is also home to plant species rarely seen in urbanized areas, like river bulrush and soft fox sedge. The marsh benefits people as well as wildlife. With the city just steps away, wetlands provide an essential buffer between land and water, filtering pollutted runoff and anchoring sediment with their roots.
Additional birds listed and shown on the sign: American Black Duck, American Coot, Bald Eagle, Osprey, Great Egret, Double-Crested Cormorant, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Yellowthroat, and Lesser Scaup.
On the far right of the sign are examples of Sedges, Rushes and Grasses