november 2004 friends of white clay creek state park newsletter

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FWCCSP RECORDNewsletter of the Friends of White Clay Creek State Park

Friends of White Clay Creek State ParkP.O. Box 9734

Newark, DE 19714-9734www.whiteclayfriends.org

Volume 7, No.3 November 2004Presentation on Park's Deer Population Set for Fall Membership Meeting

on Monday, November 15,2004Noticing a lot of deer in the park lately? Wondering just how many there are and how

they are impacting the park?At our fall membership meeting on Monday, November 15, 2004, Rob Line, Natural

Areas Program Manager for the Division of Parks and Recreation, will presen t the latestinformation on how many deer there are in the park, the implications of these numbers for thesurvival of the deer and the park's wildlife habitat, and population management practices in useand under consideration. This should be a very interesting presentation, with an opportunity forQ&A.

The program is free and open to the general public (no reservations required). It willbegin at 7:00 pm in the public meeting room of the Newark Library, 750 Library Avenue,Newark. Nonmembers are welcome. (Please note that the only entrance to the Library parkinglot is now on Main St., just west of the intersection with Kirkwood Highway. If coming from thenorth or west, proceed to the light at Kirkwood Highway and Main St., tum right on Main St.,and then make a quick left into the parking lot.)

For fUliher information, contact Andy Urquhart at (302) 239-2471 or [email protected] Plan Workshop on Environmental Education & Park Facilities

Set for November 10The D i v i ~ ~ a ~ of Parks and Re:creatioll has s c h ~ d l l i p r i f - ' 1 _ ~ , = , 1 i t : \ . ; \ . ! 0 r k ~ h a p a the ..' 1 ~ ~ t e ; -

Plan for White Clay Creek Sta te Park for 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, November 10,2004. This meeting will be at the Univers ity of Delaware's Clayton Hall, 100 Pencader Way,just off New London Road (Route 896), north of Newark.

The meeting will focus on environmental education and park facilities, including uses ofexisting structures in the park, facilities for overnight camping, etc. This will be the fourth in aseries of meetings to seek public input on plans for the park.

Please come and express your opinions about the future of our park.


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Help the Friends with Administrative and Clerical Tasks. - If you would like tovolunteer with the Friends but projects like trail work and tree plantings are too physical, thismight be right for you. We would like to organize a team of volunteers to help us withcommunications, mailings, and other administrative and clerical type tasks. If you are interested,please contact Andy Urquhart at [email protected] or (302) 239-2471.

Other Projects Have Been ContinuingIn addition to the projects mentioned elsewhere in this newsletter, there has been a whole

lot of activity by Friends members in and around the park. Trail work has been continuing, withone notable accomplishment (among many) being the reopening of the Preserve Loop Trail afterextensive damage from the flooding this fall. Our adopt-a-trail volunteers are continuing regularmonitoring and light maintenance of their assigned trails. Several volunteers helped sell waterice at summer concerts and staffed the nature center on weekends; both of these projects havenow been completed for the year. Friends members are leading programs in the Park's programseries, with some special hikes taking place this fall. The final hike, a visit to the Big Pond area,is scheduled for November 21. Also, a group of volunteers have been maintaining the nativeplant gardens at the park office and are considering similar plantings at the nature center for nextyear. We again thank our many volunteers who make all these accomplishments possible.CalendarNovember 7 Trail WorkNovember 8 Executive Committee MeetingDecember 5 Trail WorkDecember 13 Executive Committee MeetingJanuary 17 Executive Committee Meeting with the Advisory BoardFebruary 14 Executive Committee MeetingMarch 14 Executive Committee MeetingMarch Annual Membership Meeting (to be scheduled)March 19 Trail WorkApril 11 Executive Committee MeetingApril 16 Trail Work - Christina River CleanupApril 20 - 22 Reforestation - Tree Delivery and SetupApril 23 Reforestation - Tree PlantingMay 9 Executive Committee MeetingMay 21 Trail WorkJu!'!,:, I\. Trail \}.jark l ' I a t i G n ~ I Trdil:; DayJune 13 Executive Committee Meeting with the Advisory Board

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Projects and Project LeadersAdopt-a -Highway: Dee and Dick Benson, 4 I0-398-4180Adopt-a-Trail: Mike Ott, 738-6652Advocacy: Andy Urquhart, 239-2471Birders Guide: Gene Hess, 738-4690, and Andy Urquhart, 239-2471Bluebi rd Boxes: Meta Little, 368-3472, and Marilyn Sweeney, 235-2548Kestrel Boxes: Andy Urquhart, 239-2471Historical Booklet: Debbie Keese, 369-9 I28Member-led Park Programs: Angel Rosauri. 368-6560Nature Center Staffing: Tom Hallenbeck, 610-274- I345Newark Community Day: Ken Daws, 737-8120Reforestation: AI Zverina, 239-5046, and Christa Stefanisko, 369-1933Trail Benches: Andy Urquhart, 239-2471Trail Improvement Work: Wendel Cassel, 737-3319Water Ice Sales: Tom Hallenbeck, 610-274-1345Wayside Historical Markers: Wendel Cassel 737-3319Website: Rick Hall, 831-1295Wildlife Habitat Protection: Andy Urquhart, 239-2471Executive Committ eePresident: Andy Urquhart, 239-2471, [email protected]: Marilyn Sweeney, 235-2548, [email protected] and Newsletter Editor: Dick Benson, 410-398-4 I80, [email protected]: Ken Daws, 737-8120, [email protected] Chair: Lisa Wool, 562-9788, [email protected] Committee Chair: Jim Ries, 239-1658, [email protected]

Membership ApplicationJoin us! If you are not already a member and would like to join, please return this form withyour check made payable to Friends of White Clay Creek State Park.

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Annual Memberships

__$15.00 Family Membership__$ 5.00 Student Membership$ Extra Contribution$ Total Enclosed

Friends o f White Clay Creek State Park, Inc.P.O. Box 9734, Newark, DE 19714-9734

november 2004 friends of white clay creek state park newsletter

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