Race for Open Space keeps pace with preserve
As a bald eagle watched from above, 110 runners hit the streets of Lewes for the third annual Race for Open Space April 25.
The 5K run and 1-mile walk raised money for the work being done to transform the Fourth Street Preserve into the state’s first urban forest.
Matthew Quandt was the overall winner of the 5K, with a time of 19:14.1.
The City of Lewes owns the 30-acre parcel. The preserve is not yet open to the public.
The presence of the bald eagle has impacted some work at the preserve.
Federal regulations require a 330-foot no-disturbance zone around the nest at all times. But during nesting season, December through June, that doubles to 660 feet.
Bill Shull has been covering Lewes for the Cape Gazette since 2023. He comes to the world of print journalism after 40 years in TV news. Bill has worked in his hometown of Philadelphia, as well as Atlanta and Washington, D.C. He came to Lewes in 2014 to help launch WRDE-TV. Bill served as WRDE’s news director for more than eight years, working in Lewes and Milton. He is a 1986 graduate of Penn State University. Bill is an avid aviation and wildlife photographer, and a big Penn State football, Eagles, Phillies and PGA Tour golf fan. Bill, his wife Jill and their rescue cat, Lucky, live in Rehoboth Beach.
