UXO Site selected: PLUM TREE ISLAND RANGE, VA

General Area: Poquoson City, VA

Site Type/Program: FUDS

Location: It is situated on the southwest corner of the Chesapeake Bay and is strategically located almost midpoint on the Atlantic Flyway.

Brief History: Air Force records indicate that the area was used for a gunnery and bombing practice range until the latter part of the 1950's. On May 22, 1972, the marsh was transferred to the Department of the Interior, however the U.S. Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reserve the use of the Refuge for emergency jettison and experimental model testing. The island is saturated with unexploded bombs and other munitions which makes public use unfeasible.

Range / Site Description:

Associated Munitions: gunnery and bombing practice range

Activities Completed: Under way-SI

Issues: Attempts to clear the military munitions from the marsh have only been partially successful since the nature of the land makes it impractical to clear subsurface ordnance.

Other Information: Due to this nature, the area is closed to the public and is an unstaffed satellite of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

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Plum Tree Island , Va - Archive Search Report01-Sep-96
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