Volunteer to be a Bombay Hook Trail Steward
If you would like to volunteer to be a Bombay Hook Trail Steward and walk a trail once a week this fall, please drop a line to Joshua Smith at:joshua_smith@fws.gov
Pasture Point Pond Open for Fishing
With a new floating dock, rest station, picnic tables, and expanded parking area, Pasture Point Pond is now open for fishing. It is a catch-and-release pond using artificial lures only. The pond was recently stocked with largemouth bass, bluegills, channel …
ENTIRE Refuge to Close for Hunting this Fall
This fall the ENTIRE refuge will be closed on 3 dates for a headquarters deer hunt. That’s correct, the entire auto route will be closed to the public for visits. Please mark your calendar. Those dates are the following: October …
New Forest Trail
A new forest trail for Bombay Hook NWR will open this spring. The trailhead is just outside the new Visitor Center and will wind through the Shearness Pool shoreline forest. The trail highlights older growth stands of mixed hardwoods in …
Erosion Control
Have you seen that big pile of logs? You’re not alone! No, they’re not logging the Refuge. They have been arriving in truckloads and are part of an erosion control project. All the details are not yet available, but all …
New Retention Pond on Rt 9
During the fall of 2021 a new water retention pond was created on the Bombay Hook NWR. Located in the northeast corner of the refuge, it sits back off the east side of north bound Route 9. The retention pond …