Point at Cape Henlopen State Park to reopen Friday
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile of bay shoreline, will reopen Friday, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday.
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Point at Cape Henlopen State Park to reopen Friday
LEWES — The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile of bay shoreline, will reopen Friday, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday.
The remaining bayside beach will stay closed until Oct. 1, for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter.
The area to reopen includes a stretch of ocean beach and dunes that had been closed March 1.
Since 1993, the Point has closed annually each March for the benefit of threatened and endangered beach-nesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knots, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns and other species.
The divisions of Parks and Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, and Watershed Stewardship have worked together since 1990 to implement a management plan to increase beach-nester and migratory shorebird populations.
For information, contact the park at 302-645-8983 or stop by its office.
