Green Sea Kayak Tour
Virginia Beach, VA
October 4-6, 2002
with The Nature Conservancy
 

In 1728, William Byrd looked out over the expansive canebrakes that covered the marshes of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina and proclaimed them a "Green Sea." This area includes several special preserves along the gently flowing blackwater rivers in Virginia, the focus of our tour. These exceptional ecosystems being protected by The Nature Conservancy are but a small fraction of what William Byrd originally described, but important nonetheless to the overall health and well being of the natural communities in the Green Sea program area.

Adventure Damascus Tours and The Nature Conservancy spent three days, exploring by kayak, the Northwest River, the North Landing River, and Lake Drummond in the Great Dismal Swamp. Our expert interpreters and professional guides designed a tour that allowed our days to be spent learning, seeing and experiencing the most biodiverse area of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge Mountains.  These are some images from that tour.

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North Landing River	Getting Ready	Pungo River Expedition
Cottonmouth!	Close Call	View From Above
Day 2	Warren & Sandy	Ellis & Dudley
Mary Kathryn	Theresa & Kathy	Vicki
Phil & Jeff	White Cedar	Lillie at lake Drummond

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