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By FR ANK NORRIS Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer A new venture in wildlife preservation which involves an ardent conservationist couple, the expertise of the Audubon Society and the administrative help of the Piedmont Environmental Council has turned 850 acres of rolling land in Rappahannock County, into the Windrush Wildlife Sanctuary.
The implications for preservation of wildlife are tremendous.
The Windrush Sanctuary is a pilot element in the Audubon-PEC program to establish a series of wildlife sanctuaries along the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The area encompassed is one of the last relatively unspoiled rural areas in this section of the country. An excellent balance of land use attracts a strong natural population of birds and small game.
Much of the land in this area is held in large parcels by civic-minded and conservation-oriented individuals. It is hoped that this pilot program will demonstrate a way for land owners on an informal basis, to put their land to use for the protection of the existing natural balance of land and wildlife.
Such sanctuaries can provide an ideal counterpart to the well-established state and federal programs, and can offer excellent opportunities for citizens to study and observe wildlife in a natural setting. Owners will retain full control of the land and pay all of the expenses in connection with its upkeep.
Gift From McGhees
Windrush Sanctuary is the idea and the contribution of former Ambassador and Mrs. George McGhee who first proposed the concept to the Piedmont Environmental Council.
They then helped perfect the idea in joint meetings between PF.C and the Audubon Society and the effort benefitted greatly from the professional advice of Prof. Ben Howland, of the University of Virginia, formerly a key planner with the U.S. Park Service.
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