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The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park closed

24th year of helping beachnesters, migratory shorebirds begins March 1
Cape Region artist Jay Eberle and his wife Joann look for inspiration Feb. 28, the last day the point will be open until after August. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Chris Flood
March 1, 2017
Clouds loom over this shell and the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Beginning March 1, it will be just piping plovers, like the one here in the lower left, and seagulls on The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO

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Cape Henlopen State Park
Lewes, DE 19958
United States

For the 24th straight year, the Point in Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed to help endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds beginning Wednesday, March 1.

The Point encompasses an area of the park where Atlantic Ocean beach meets Delaware Bay shoreline and the dunes in between. The closure has been happening annually since 1993.

According to a Feb. 27 press release from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, bird species helped by the closure include, but are not limited to, red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers and least terns. The closure is done in partnership with DNREC’s Divisions of Parks & Recreation, Fish & Wildlife and Watershed Stewardship.

The nesting habitat on the ocean side will reopen Sept. 1. The bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter.

For more information, contact Cape Henlopen State Park at 302-645-8983.

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