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	Assateague Island National Seashore In-Depth
		In partnership with Assateague State Park and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the National Park Service manages this 37 mile-long island to conserve the plants and animals that live here and to provide you a place for rest, relaxation and recreation.
		The island is one continuous, gently curving barrier to the waves and wind of the Atlantic Ocean.
		Assateague Island National Seashore is one unit of the National Park System which comprises 384 areas covering more than 83.3 million acres in every state (except Delaware), the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
	www.nps.gov /asis/home.htm (463 words)

	Assateague Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Assateague Island is a barrier island, comprising the southern portion of Maryland's Atlantic coast and part of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
		It is known for its herds of feral ponies, descendant of 17th century horses and for the Assateague Lighthouse.
		Except for a small Assateague State Park, the Maryland side of the island is within Assateague Island National Seashore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assateague_Island (437 words)

	Assateague Island National Seashore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Assateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service occupying much of Assateague Island along the Atlantic coast of Maryland and Virginia.
		It is a barrier island shaped by stormy seas and gentle winds.
		The Nor'easter destroyed the few existing structures on the island and ripped roads apart.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assateague_Island_National_Seashore (209 words)

	PATC -- Assateague Island National Seashore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Assateague Island National Seashore is located on one of the wildest stretches of barrier island remaining on the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
		Assateague is a barrier island, formed by the buildup of sand by winds and ocean tides close to the continental coastline.
		One of Assateague's most spectacular sights, worth a visit by itself, is that of a flight of pelicans pausing over a school of fish then dropping to the attack, hitting the water headfirst, one by one.
	www.patc.net /hiking/destinations/assateag.html (2761 words)

	Metroblogging DC: Assateague Island
		Assateague is a long, narrow barrier island that runs along the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia.
		The ocean side of the island, especially close to the dunes and the spray of the ocean, is less of a bug hazard.
		The Virginia portion of Assateague Island is a preserve maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency.
	dc.metblogs.com /archives/2006/05/assateague_isla.phtml (892 words)

	Assateague Island/Chincoteague
		Assateague Island is a barrier island built by sand that persistent waves have raised from the ocean's gently sloping floor.
		Assateague Island National Seashore is administered to provide for recreational use and enjoyment consistent with the maintenance and perpetuation of the seashore's natural communities.
		Today's wild horses on Assateague Island are descended from domesticated stock that was grazed on the island as early as the 17th century by Eastern Shore planters.
	www.virtualbirder.com /vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/CHIN/bg/Glossy.html (1816 words)

	Watch out for the wild ponies while camping at Assateague Island
		ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Md. -- Imagine lying in your sleeping bag, listening to the sound of waves, knowing the ocean is a few hundred yards from your "bedroom." Wild ponies walk by your campsite at breakfast while the sea gulls cry out for your leftovers.
		The island is divided into three areas: Assateague Island National Seashore, run by the National Park Service; Assateague State Park, managed by Maryland's Department of Natural Resources; and Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on the far southern end of the island in Virginia and operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
		Assateague Island and its even better-known sister island, Chincoteague, Va., are famous for their wild pony herds.
	www.post-gazette.com /travel/20010624assa0624trp2.asp (1210 words)

	Assateague Island
		Assateague stretches for 37 miles along the coasts of Maryland and Virginia, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Sinepuxent and Chincoteague Bays to the west.
		Assateague Island is part of a vast chain of barrier islands extending from Maine to Texas.
		Assateague Island consists of three major public areas: Assateague Island National Seashore in MD and VA, managed by the National Park Service; Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in VA, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Assateague State Park in MD, managed by the MD Department of Natural Resources.
	www.pgaudubon.org /Assateague.html (895 words)

	Assateague Island Bed and Breakfast Assateague Island Lodging Inn B&B
		Assateague, an island whose name means “A Running Stream Between”, was home to a tribe of Indians under the leadership of Chief Kegotank.
		In 1962, the bridge was built connecting Chincoteague to Assateague which increased tourism to the white sandy beaches and the wildlife of the island.
		Today, the island is most known for its pristine sandy beaches that lure hundreds of thousands of tourists who annually roam the miles and miles of protected ocean front, grab a spot on the sand to soak up the sun’s rays, or take a dip into the ocean’s waters in the summer months.
	www.islandmanor.com /assateague (798 words)

	Assateague Wild Ponies - Assateague Island National Seashore
		Assateague wild ponies have roamed the beaches, pine forest, and salt marsh of Assateague Island since the 1600's.
		Assateague ponies are often found feeding on the salt marsh cordgrass along Assateague's western shoreline.
		The horses swim across the Assateague Channel to Chincoteague Island where an auction takes place to reduce their numbers on Assateague.
	www.assateagueisland.com /wildlife/pony.htm (366 words)

	Town of Ocean City, Maryland: AssateagueIsland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The name Assateague comes from a Native American word thought to mean “the marshy place across.” If you are an outdoor enthusiast, the island is ideal for camping, hiking, biking, fishing, clamming, crabbing, canoeing and kayaking.
		Each year on the last Wednesday and Thursday of July on the southern end of the island at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the volunteer firemen of Chincoteague carry out the annual “pony swim.” On Wednesday, the Virginia herd is rounded up and swum across the shallow bay at slack tide to the island of Chincoteague.
		Near the Assateague visitor center is a new bridge just for cyclists and walkers to cross the bay onto the island, where a 3-1/2 mile bike route continues.
	www.ococean.com /assatg.html (882 words)

	Assateague Island Off Road Vehicle Information
		Assateague Island National Seashore does not close, although parking on the beach at night is permitted only for those who are actively engaged in recreation.
		Wastewater (including graywater) from self-contained vehicles must be kept in a holding tank while in the ORV zone and may only be emptied at dump stations in the developed area.
		At Assateague Island National Seashore we strive to provide you with a safe and enjoyable off-road vehicle (ORV) experience.
	www.atlanticbreezes.com /assateagueislandoffroad.htm (1097 words)

	Assateague Island National Seashore a U.S., America, National Seashore, scenic, park, camping, vacation, travel, guide, ...
		Today Assateague is a welcome retreat for waterfowl and vacationers from the nearby cities of Baltimore, Washington DC, and Norfork, Virginia.
		The island is as much a refuge to those from the city as it is a laboratory for scientists.
		Assateague and Fort McHenry are the two most visited attractions in Maryland with each receiving 650,000 visitors each year.
	www.scenicus.com /MD/Ass.htm (805 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Assateague Island National Seashore at Epinions.com
		Assateague Island is a 37-mile long barrier island on the east coast, straddling the Maryland-Virginia state line.
		Of course the big draw for Assateague is the herd of wild ponies who live on the island.
		Assateague Island is a wonderful park, and a great alternative to the heavy commercialization and crowds of Ocean City.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-review-679F-8837478-386C2979-prod1 (883 words)

	Assateague Island - MD
		Tingles Island is the first of several back-country destination on Assateague Island.
		Assateague Island National Seashore is almost always booked months in advance, but the back-country sites are not as pressured.
		Taking a rest at the large island while having a staring contest with a nesting Canada goose from the boat, I was ready for the last push to the parking lot.
	www.paddling.net /places/showReport.html?607 (590 words)

	Assateague Island National Seashore - Maryland - Virginia - Page Two - OutdoorPlaces.Com
		The fifth hiking trail in Assateague Island National Seashore is located in Virginia.
		Assateague Island National Seashore is world famous for wild horses.
		Referred to as ponies, the horses were probably driven onto the island by English settlers in the 17th century.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/mdassisl/assateague.html (810 words)

	Assateague Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Assateague Island is home to many different forms of wildlife.
		Due to the encroachment of civilization and the reduction of their natural environment their population has dropped drastically and Assateague is one of the last places where they can be seen.
		Assateague Island has about 15 miles of hiking paths, many of which can be easily traveled along by bicycle.
	home.earthlink.net /~dbaker3/assateague5.html (302 words)

	Assateague Island/Chincoteague
		Assateague Island is a barrier island built by sand that persistent waves have raised from the ocean's gently sloping floor.
		Assateague Island National Seashore is administered to provide for recreational use and enjoyment consistent with the maintenance and perpetuation of the seashore's natural communities.
		Today's wild horses on Assateague Island are descended from domesticated stock that was grazed on the island as early as the 17th century by Eastern Shore planters.
	www.greatblue.com /vbirder/onLoc/onLocDirs/CHIN/bg/Glossy.html (1816 words)

	Assateague Island National Seashore - Assateague Island National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service)
		Life on Assateague Island has adapted to an existence on the move.
		Feral Horse Management Planning is Underway at Assateague Island National Seashore.
		The Seashore proposes to develop and assess the environmental consequences of several alternatives for long term management of the Assateague feral horses.
	www.nps.gov /asis (267 words)

	Sea Kayak Assateague Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Chincoteague Island and the southern portion of Assateague lie in Virginia.
		Assateague has a bike lane that begins here at the center and a separate bridge over the bay to the island.
		Assateague is home to two herds of wild ponies, the southern and northern herd.
	www.seakayak.ws /kayak/kayak.nsf/NavigationList/NT000A064E (1773 words)

	Assateague Island
		But on Assateague Island, it is also part of daily reality.
		The majority of campsites are located along a four-mile stretch of northern Assateague Island (there are no campsites on the Virginia lands, otherwise known as the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge).
		Along with the island's infamous mosquito population, sand fleas are prevalent in the summer.
	www.dailypress.com /news/bal-beach-assateague,0,2705387.htmlstory (1254 words)

	USGS Research Contributes to Assateague Island Restoration - Mitigating 70 Years of Coastal Erosion Due to Ocean City ...
		Changing shoreline: Changes in the shorelines of Fenwick Island and Assateague Island between 1849 and 1980 illustrate the effects of the two large jetties at Ocean City inlet on coastal sediment transport along the adjacent coast.
		The plan to restore Assateague consists of an initial, short-term phase in which 1.8 million cubic yards of sand dredged from Great Gull Bank, a linear shoal on the shelf, will be added to Assateague Island beaches.
		Assateague Island: Sand dredged from Great Gull Bank will be added to Assateague Island beaches (shaded fl) to mitigate the erosion effects of the Ocean City inlet jetties.
	soundwaves.usgs.gov /2002/11/research.html (640 words)

	USGS OF01-382: USGS, NPS, and NASA Investigate Horse-Grazing Impacts on Assateague Island Dunes
		The horses (Equus caballus Linnaeus) of Assateague Island are a non-native species that have inhabited the barrier island for several centuries.
		Early colonial settlers introduced horses onto Assateague Island in 1669 to avoid the king's taxation on fencing and livestock by allowing the horses to graze freely (Bearrs, 1968).
		Upon the establishment of ASIS in 1965, the horses inhabiting the Maryland portion of the island have remained free roaming (Kirkpatrick, 1995).
	pubs.usgs.gov /of/2001/of01-382/of01-382.html (1312 words)

	Fragile Barriers: A Special Report from Assateague Island
		Behind the island — which may be only a few yards wide — lies a band of marsh and then the sheltered, brackish water of the bay, touching the mainland.
		When a barrier island withdraws naturally, key facets of the barrier system — the salt marsh, the band of trees that often runs down the spine of the island, the grassy flats behind the dunes, and the dunes themselves — regenerate further landward.
		Writes Stephen Leatherman in Barrier Island Handbook, "The key to survival is a slow, gradual shoreline retreat to which all ecosystems involved can react." If the retreat is too slow, Leatherman says, the marshes and the island drown in the sea; too fast, and the bay fills in with sand, destroying the surrounding marsh.
	www.rps.psu.edu /edchoice/fragile.html (1337 words)

	Assateague Island Mystery Spill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On Friday May 30, "tar balls" were noticed washing up on the Assateague Island beach at the Chincoteague Refuge; this oil was from an unknown source.
		The spill was declared a federal project and given the name "the Assateague Island Mystery Spill." Industrial Marine Service, Inc., of Norfolk arrived at the scene at approximately 6:45 PM and began cleanup.
		Following intensive monitoring, five of the piping plovers on Assawoman Island were noticed having some amounts of oil on their breasts; four were considered lightly oiled and one moderately oiled.
	www.assateague.org /plover/2-97-d.html (279 words)

	National Geographic for Kids - Featured Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Ponies are the mane attraction on Assateague Island.
		The weather on the island is mild, and there is plenty of grass for the ponies to eat.
		These island grazers may be the size of ponies (less than 58 inches tall), but they are actually horses.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngexplorer/0204/articles/mainarticle.html (763 words)

	Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia \| GORP
		The white sand beaches of this windswept barrier island are a major score for worshippers of sun and sea.
		This 37-mile-long paradise straddles the Maryland-Virginia border and derives its name from the Native American word that translates to"A Running Stream Between." The island is perhaps most famous for the wild horses that continue to roam the beaches since the late 17th century.
		Cars can access the Assateague Island National Seashore at two entrances: The north entrance is at the end of Route 611, eight miles south of Ocean City, Maryland, and the south entrance is at the end of Route 175, two miles from Chincoteague, Virginia.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_ns/md_assat.htm (296 words)

	The Ponies on Assateague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The most popular is that the ponies swam ashore from a Spanish ship that had run aground, while another story has it that they came from a wrecked ship that had been on its way to the English colonies.
		While the ponies may show up just about anywhere on Assateague, on the refuge it's most likely that you'll spot them in the marshes on the south side of the island's main road.
		Because the ponies graze on the salty marsh grasses--saltmarsh cordgrass and American beachgrass in particular--they drink much more than other horses and usually appear to be bloated or fat.
	www.assateague.com /pony.html (384 words)

	Wild Horses of Assateague - Maryland Seashore Ponies \| GORP
		However, research shows that as early as the 17th century, barrier islands were used to graze horses, cattle, sheep, and goats.
		To avoid the cost of building fences, the early settlers used Assateague Island as a natural "corral," fenced in by water.
		In fact, an island existence proved to be too harsh for 40 western mustangs brought in to improve the breeding stock of the Virginia herd in the late 1970's -- most of them died the first year.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_ns/md/hors_asa.htm (1807 words)

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