The Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area is a state-run nature reserve found on the southern banks of the

Pocomoke River The Pocomoke River stretches approximately U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland in the United States. At it ...

in Worcester County, Maryland. The Pocomoke River WMA encompasses an area of 1,016 acres (4.11 km²) that is a combination of farmland, woodlands and wetlands situated in the cypress swamp of southern Worcester County, north of

Pocomoke City Pocomoke City, dubbed "the friendliest town on the Eastern Shore", is a city in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Although renamed in a burst of civic enthusiasm in 1878, the city is regularly referred to by its inhabitants simply as P ...

. The northern boundary of the reserve adjoins the

Pocomoke River State Forest Pocomoke State Forest is a state forest of Maryland that lies on both banks of the Pocomoke River in Worcester County. The portion north of the Pocomoke lies between Dividing and Nassawango Creeks. The Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area ...

. The reserve is home to a range of plant life, such as loblolly pine, bald cypress and white dogwood,

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in the spring. There is also a diverse array of local and migratory animal species, including white-tailed deer and

bald eagle The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...

s. The Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area allows for

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during legal hunting seasons, as well as other recreational activities such as hiking, bird watching, and

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Pocomoke River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife management areas of Maryland Protected areas of Worcester County, Maryland {{WorcesterCountyMD-geo-stub