Dierssen Wildlife Management Area
Dierssen Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) near Seneca in Montgomery County, Maryland.[1][2]
| Dierssen Wildlife Management Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Dierssen WMA, East Impoundment | |
| Location | Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39.05836°N 77.30398°W |
| Area | 40 acres (0.16 km2) |
| Governing body | Maryland Department of Natural Resources |
The WMA covers a 40-acre (16 ha) tract of marshy woodland, with two man-made ponds ('impoundments') for wildlife, located between Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath (mileposts 20.08 to 20.90[3]) and the Potomac River. The nearest access point is the Pennyfield Lock parking lot at MP 19.7.
Unlike most WMAs in Maryland, Dierrsen is a wildlife sanctuary - no hunting is allowed, but hiking and photography are encouraged. Because of the impoundments and location on the Potomac migration route, the tract is a well-known habitat for waterfowl, wading birds and songbirds. There are nesting boxes for wood ducks. Also present are white-tailed deer, grey and red fox, beaver, and wild turkeys. The site, donated as a waterfowl sanctuary, is named for Marshall Bidwell Dierssen.[4]
References
- "Dierssen WMA, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources".
- "Protected Planet, World Database of Protected Areas, (WDPA ID# 55558165; Dierssen misspelled as Dierrsen)".
- Hahn, Thomas F. Swiftwater (1993). Towpath Guide to the C&O Canal: Georgetown Tidelock to Cumberland, Revised Combined Edition. Shepherdstown, WV: American Canal and Transportation Center. ISBN 0-933788-66-5. p. 50
- "Potomac River Guide, Dierssen Wildlife Sanctuary".