The DuPont Environmental Education Center LbNA #55209
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Aug 18, 2010 |
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| City: | Wilmington |
| County: | New Castle |
| State: | Delaware |
| Boxes: | 3 |
| Planted by: | DEEC
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| Found by: | Glitterqueen |
| Last found: | Jun 1, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFF |
| Last edited: | Aug 18, 2010 |
4/2011: All letterboxes have been replaced, enjoy!
Welcome to the DuPont Environmental Education Center (DEEC) operated by the Delaware Nature Society (DNS). DNS summer campers created this series of letterboxes. Enjoy exploring DEEC!
Follow Delmarva Lane past the Shipyard Shops and park near Hoot's Hollow (for more detailed directions visit our web site: delawarenaturesociety.org)
There are over 200 species of plants and animals that reside in the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge...today you will search for three in particular.
Our first marsh resident resides in the water. Ascend the 36 steps up to the bridge and head to the building. Enjoy the view of the 212 acre Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge. If the building is open stop in to say hi! When you are ready to continue your search, descend to the boardwalk for a hike. Our mystery animal lives in the water and likes to bury under the mud. You can often see this animal poke it's head above water to get a breath of air. Travel clockwise around the boardwalk looking for a sighting of this common marsh reptile, but if you see one, beware...they snap! Find a bench and sit to watch the ebb and flow of the Christina River's tide while you ponder the identity of this creature. Watch out below! Look to your right and down to the marsh to see if you see our creature. We promise this one won't bite.
The next amazing animal likes to fly high in the sky so finish your boardwalk walk and climb back to the 3rd floor. Stop in the building one last time to view the nest of our next resident in DNS's spotting scope and marvel at the size. Like their relatives the bald eagle, these birds mate for life and return to this same nest year after year to raise their chicks. Take the bridge all the way back to the parking lot and follow the ramp to four metal benches. Follow the path across the road. Walk through the entrance under Hoot. This is a great place to enjoy a snack and find our second marsh resident. Look under a plant that never loses it's leaves and is yellow/green.
As you leave Hoot's Hollow head over and pay homage to an environmental hero in our state at the statue of a thoughtful birder. Russell Peterson was governor of Delaware from 1969 to 1973. During his term he championed the Coastal Zone Act and later was instrumental in developing this urban wildlife refuge. That ROCKY road is behind him now which is where you can fine the stamp that represents our marsh land animals. We planted it here because you can often see this mischievous omnivore dipping it's food in the water during its nocturnal wanderings.
Welcome to the DuPont Environmental Education Center (DEEC) operated by the Delaware Nature Society (DNS). DNS summer campers created this series of letterboxes. Enjoy exploring DEEC!
Follow Delmarva Lane past the Shipyard Shops and park near Hoot's Hollow (for more detailed directions visit our web site: delawarenaturesociety.org)
There are over 200 species of plants and animals that reside in the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge...today you will search for three in particular.
Our first marsh resident resides in the water. Ascend the 36 steps up to the bridge and head to the building. Enjoy the view of the 212 acre Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge. If the building is open stop in to say hi! When you are ready to continue your search, descend to the boardwalk for a hike. Our mystery animal lives in the water and likes to bury under the mud. You can often see this animal poke it's head above water to get a breath of air. Travel clockwise around the boardwalk looking for a sighting of this common marsh reptile, but if you see one, beware...they snap! Find a bench and sit to watch the ebb and flow of the Christina River's tide while you ponder the identity of this creature. Watch out below! Look to your right and down to the marsh to see if you see our creature. We promise this one won't bite.
The next amazing animal likes to fly high in the sky so finish your boardwalk walk and climb back to the 3rd floor. Stop in the building one last time to view the nest of our next resident in DNS's spotting scope and marvel at the size. Like their relatives the bald eagle, these birds mate for life and return to this same nest year after year to raise their chicks. Take the bridge all the way back to the parking lot and follow the ramp to four metal benches. Follow the path across the road. Walk through the entrance under Hoot. This is a great place to enjoy a snack and find our second marsh resident. Look under a plant that never loses it's leaves and is yellow/green.
As you leave Hoot's Hollow head over and pay homage to an environmental hero in our state at the statue of a thoughtful birder. Russell Peterson was governor of Delaware from 1969 to 1973. During his term he championed the Coastal Zone Act and later was instrumental in developing this urban wildlife refuge. That ROCKY road is behind him now which is where you can fine the stamp that represents our marsh land animals. We planted it here because you can often see this mischievous omnivore dipping it's food in the water during its nocturnal wanderings.