NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Feb. 23, 2010
Vol. 40, No. 42
For more information, contact Dawn Webb, DuPont Nature Center Manager, 302-422-1329, or Joanna Wilson, Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center announces spring, summer hours for 2010
The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife facility, today announced its new spring and summer hours. Beginning March 1 and continuing through April 30, the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sundays and Mondays. From May 1 through Sept. 30, the center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays.
The center is currently seeking volunteers for the spring and summer season to perform a variety of tasks, including staffing and maintaining the center, interpreting educational programs, setting up displays at events and giving presentations. Training will be provided.
Perched on the edge of Mispillion Harbor at the intersection of the mouths of the Mispillion River and Cedar Creek, the center offers a variety of interactive exhibits, school tours and educational programs. Its wrap-around observation deck is open year-round and provides a panoramic view of the harbor.
In the spring, the center offers wildlife watchers a front-row seat for the spring spectacle of spawning horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds including the red knot that depend on horseshoe crab eggs to help fuel their 9,000-mile journey.
The center is located at 2992 Lighthouse Road, east of Milford. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information about the DuPont Nature Center and its programs and volunteer opportunities, please call 302-422-1329 or visit www.dupontnaturecenter.org. 