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 News from the watershed:
Inland Bays Journal:
Inland Bays Journal Summer 2010
 In this issueClick here to read the Journal online More News From The Inland Bays... You've seen the front yard...Now check out the Back!  Ready for a day off the beach! Explore the shady trails and quiet waters of the Inland Bays! Our new brochure will give you tips on some of the special places you can walk or paddle. Click here to read the brochure online Inland Bays Recreational Water Quality Report: 2nd Edition  Whether its swimming, paddling, or wading along the shoreline, the waters of the Inland Bays offer cool relief during the hot days of summer. More people than ever are enjoying the Bays as the local population grows, and ecotourism increases in popularity. To help educate people about the water quality of the Bays for swimming, the Center for the Inland Bays has published the second edition of its Recreational Water Quality Report.Gulf Oil Spill & the CIB/National Estuary Program  The Center for the Inland Bays is one of 28 National Estuary Programs (NEP) designated by Congress. Two of our "sister" NEPs in the Gulf of Mexico have been directly impacted by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: the Barataria-Terrebonne Estuary Program http://www.btnep.org in Louisiana and the Mobile Bay Estuary Program http://www.mobilebaynep.com in Alabama. Click here for the latest GIS information and analysis about the Gulf oil spil... http://www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/ Also, get the latest news about Delaware Coast Gulf Aid at http://www.decoastgulfaid.org/ or on Facebook at "Delaware Coast Gulf Aid" Bethany Beach Nature Center open Everyday!  The Bethany Beach Nature Center, located at 807 Garfield Parkway (Rt. 26) about ½ mile west of Route 1 on the right just past Grotto’s Pizza, will be open seven days a week through mid-August from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Town of Bethany Beach and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays have partnered to provide nature experiences and education at the Nature Center to introduce residents and visitors to the unique habitats of the Inland Bays. The 26-acre conservation area includes three acres of forested uplands, nine acres of freshwater wetlands, and fourteen acres of tidal wetlands. Inside, visitors can explore interactive exhibits, including “Our Inland Bays...A Delicate Balance,” which allows visitors to “virtually” explore the Inland Bays watershed from the headwater streams, through the maritime forests, across the salt marshes to the bays using a state-of–the-art presentation called an “I-Wall.” Outside, visitors can make a similar exploration through forest and marsh along a handicap-accessible boardwalk with has been built to lead you through each habitat with educational signage to keep you informed along the way. The popular Saturday morning children's progam continues this summer from 10:30 a.m. until noon every week and adults are invited to a new Monday morning outing, "A Walk at the Pond every Monday at 10:15 a.m. There is no charge for the either event, but children must be accompanied by an adult at the Saturday morning program. The Bethany Beach Nature Center opened in 2009 in the historic Addy Cottage, one of original Bethany Beach cottages that was moved to the site and restored by the town. The Bethany Beach Nature Center trail is open daily from dawn until dusk. For more information call the BBNC at 537-7680. TERPS are on the move!  Just as people head for the beaches and the soft Atlantic sands at the beginning of summer, so do the Diamondback terrapins. From late-May through the end of July, the Diamondback terrapin leaves the relative safety of the coastal marshes and bays to go to the higher, sandy ground of the Atlantic dunes to lay its eggs. To reach their nesting areas, female terrapins are killed each year attempting to cross Rt. 1 in Delaware Seashore State Park, one of the state’s prime nesting areas for this species. TERP volunteers assist by patroling the highway and moving turtles off the road. Because female terrapins mature late and have a long reproductive lifespan, the loss of a single female represents the loss of many years of potential offspring. Every female rescued is significant in assuring the future of the Diamondback terrapin in the Delaware Inland Bays. The Diamondback Terrapin is listed as a species of concern in Delaware and several other states. For information about how you can join the TERP Patrol contact E.J. Chalabala at 226-8105 or at restoration@inlandbays.org
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Decked Out! Don't miss our annual deck party! Thursday, July 29th 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. On the deck at the CIB! $40 until July 23rd Click on 'Read More' below to buy your tickets online! 3rd Annual Paddlin for the Bay! Poker Paddle and Cookout! Saturday, August 21st 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Bayfront at Rehoboth on Camp Arrowhead Road Click on 'Read More' for info on how to register  Read past issues of the Inland Bays Journal. I'm new to the watershed show me around. I'd like to become a friend to the Bay! I'd like to volunteer for the Bays. I'd like to find more online resources.  Delaware's Inland Bays are "an estuary of national significance" and part of the National Estuary Program. |
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