Date: 12/30/12 11:16 am
From: Kurt Schwarz <krschwa1...>
Subject: [MDBirding] Delaware Bayshore On-Line Survey


For all you who bird Delaware, here is an opportunity to make the voice of
birders known in how the manage the BayShore.

Kurt Schwarz
Conservation Chair
MOS
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NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL
For more information, contact Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs,
302-739-9902.
Public invited to participate in DNREC�s new online survey
about Delaware�s Bayshore
DOVER (Nov. 30, 2012) � DNREC is inviting Delawareans and visitors to
provide input about the possible recreational uses and how people use public
lands along the ecologically and historically rich Delaware Bayshore, via a
new online survey atDelaware Bayshore Survey
<http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1063396/Delaware-Bayshore-Initiative> . Your
responses will assist DNREC�s Delaware Bayshore Initiative team in planning
improvements and investments for the Bayshore region, which stretches along
the central part of the state east of Route 1 from Delaware City in New
Castle County to Cape Henlopen in Sussex County.
If you haven�t visited or are unaware of Delaware�s Bayshore, this unique
area encompasses the shoreline of the Delaware River and Bay and its
adjoining coastal marshes, agricultural fields, working waterfront towns and
quiet bayside communities. Visitors are drawn to the Bayshore to discover
Delaware�s wilder side through low-impact activities such ashunting,
fishing, boating, birdwatching, photography and hiking. Public areas
offering access along the Bayshore currently include state wildlife areas,
state parks, federal refuges and reserves, boat ramps, fishing piers,
beaches, and historical and cultural sites.
�Through the Delaware Bayshore Initiative, we are looking to identify which
habitat improvements and recreational access investments are needed for the
Bayshore region,� said the Division of Fish and Wildlife�s Karen Bennett,
DNREC�s Bayshore coordinator. �We�d like to hear about what visitors to
Bayshore public lands enjoy most in this area � and what might make future
visits even more enjoyable. For those who haven�t yet discovered Delaware�s
Bayshore, we would like to know what would attract their interest.�
The survey asks current and potential Bayshore visitors a variety of
questions, including frequency of visits and what types of information would
be helpful to plan a visit to the Bayshore. Respondents also are asked to
rate the importance of outdoor recreation activities currently available in
the Bayshore, such as fishing, hunting, birding, wildlife viewing,
bicycling, photography, hiking and canoeing/kayaking; and of specific
amenities such as fishing/crabbing access, hunting blinds and stands,
observation platforms, trails, boat launch areas, visitor centers,
restrooms, benches, and directional and informational signage.
�We encourage anyone who has an interest in this unique and beautiful part
of our state to participate in this survey,� said Bob Ehemann, Outdoor
Recreation planner, DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation. �These survey
responses will be an important consideration as we collectively develop a
strategy for the future of the Delaware Bayshore.�
This project is part of DNREC�s Bayshore Initiative, a landscape approach to
restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat, increase volunteer
participation in habitat stewardship projects, enhance low-impact outdoor
recreation and ecotourism opportunities, and promote associated
environmentally compatible economic development. For more information on the
Bayshore Initiative, click Delaware Bayshore
<http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Pages/Delaware-Bayshore.aspx> .


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