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One last trip around the Point
DNREC closes Cape Henlopen State Park area March 1 for bird nesting
Lewes photographer Bob Bowden came upon this snowy owl while taking a walk around The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park on the last day of the open season, Feb. 28. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
March 1, 2018
The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park closed March 1 for the benefit of threatened and endangered beach nesters and migratory shorebirds. Species include red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns and others.
DNREC’s Divisions of Parks & Recreation, Fish & Wildlife, and Watershed Stewardship have been working together since 1990 to implement a management plan to halt the decline of beachnester and migratory shorebird populations. The Point has been closed annually since 1993.
The nesting habitat on the ocean side will reopen Saturday, Sept. 1. The bayside beach will remain closed until Monday, Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter.
