Nature
The Sassafras River is more than 20 miles long and is a popular destination for recreation, boating, fishing, and waterfowl. Its brackish waters mix primarily fresh water from tributaries with saltier water from the Chesapeake Bay, creating critical wildlife habitat and an important flyway for migrating birds along the bay. The river and its tributaries are places to explore by kayak or canoe and are part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, and the Sassafras River Water Trail, linking the river to the journeys of Captain John Smith and the Tockwogh Indians. Above the water live white-tailed deer, great blue herons, red fox, bald eagles, osprey, red-tailed hawks, Canada geese, wood ducks, mallards, tundra swans, and many migrating birds, while below the surface the river serves as an important ecosystem and nursery for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs, rockfish, and perch.
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