Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale set May 6
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is partnering with Delaware Center for the Inland Bays to host the Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale, a family-friendly event set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 6, at James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View.
The event spotlights areas each organization works on to improve Delaware’s natural resources including wetlands, water and recreational shorelines. Local nurseries will be selling native plants to the public.
Visitors can also enjoy exhibits from more than 30 nature-based organizations and nonprofits, and participate in outdoor recreational and educational opportunities. Exhibitors from all organizations will provide opportunities to explore a variety of environmental topics including native plants, shellfish, buffers, beaches, wetlands, tax ditches, rain gardens and more. Attendees can explore hiking trails, do a passport challenge with exhibitors, or even try paddleboarding and kayaking. Food vendors include Taco Reho, Bountiful Bowls and Dewey Beer Company. Homestead Bluegrass band will provide live musical entertainment at the event’s main stage from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Short talks on topics such as land conservation, aquaculture and invasive species will take place every hour and 15 minutes from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Family and children’s activities will include seining, bird identification and horseshoe crab tagging.
Nurseries participating are Inland Bays Garden Center, Roots Landscaping and East View Farms. Sponsors are Inland Bays Garden Center, Carl M. Freeman Foundation, Linda Vista Real Estate Services, Ashton Pools by Design, Sussex Conservation District, Bethany Beach Books and Del-Coast Design & Build.
Admission is free; the event will be held rain or shine. Parking is across the street from the preserve’s main entrance at 30048 Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View. Overflow parking with a free shuttle service will be available at G&E Hardware, 30264 Cedar Neck Road, Ocean View.
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