Bbrf.org
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Back Bay Restoration Foundation
Description
Learn about the Back Bay Restoration Foundation and how you can help to restore Back Bay for the wildlife and future generations.
The Back Bay Restoration Foundation, Ltd. ("BBRF") is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 to address the deteriorating water quality of Back Bay. This estuary, part of the largest watershed in the City of Virginia Beach, suffers from pollution generated by changing land uses in one of the fastest growing cities in the country. See map of Back Bay. Sportsmen and conservationists alike have committed themselves to BBRF's activities of environmental education and ecosystem monitoring and enhancement. Under the leadership of an eleven member Board of Directors, BBRF established a successful program of cooperation and coordination of its activities with local, state and federal governmental and private organizations. In 1988, BBRF was named the "Water Conservationist of the Year" by the Virginia Wildlife Federation in recognition of its conservation efforts in Virginia. Membership is rising and currently stands at approximately fourteen hundred (1,400) members.
Preservation, enhancement and improvement of the water quality and wetlands located in the Back Bay and North Landing River watersheds has become BBRF's expanded focus. Mindy Hauptmann, Environmental Program Coordinator, coordinates BBRF activities. The successful fund raising efforts of the Board of Directors, particularly through the annual Flyway Feast, a pig roast and auction, have allowed the Executive Director to focus her attention on the educational efforts of BBRF, particularly the elementary decoy painting workshops and presentation of the Coastal Wetland Urban Forestry video produced in the year 2000.
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