93.2.0132 Barrier islands are valuable models for evolutionary and conservation biology studies. Since 2010, we have investigated the herpetofauna of Wallops Island, Virginia, 25 years after a seminal ...

This 37-mile-long barrier island along the Atlantic coasts of Maryland and Virginia includes adjacent marsh islands and ocean waters. The park offers an extraordinary beach experience that allows ...

an NPS-managed barrier island park," according to Travel + Leisure writers. "The seashore, split between Maryland and ...

Managed by the National Park Service, the island is fringed with a barrier reef chock full of tropical fish and elkhorn coral. On land, you'll find a subtropical hardwood forest. A few trails ...