Get the Shell out of the Road
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015(Photo By Chris Bennett) If you look close to the shoreline you will notice Diamondback Terrapin’s heads sticking out of the water, or walking on the beach come across a nesting one. These are females who are searching for the perfect nesting spot on the beach to lay their eggs. Most of the Diamondbacks will […]
July 4th Regatta Results
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015Once again the Ward Family Trust for Fun and Insanity created a wonderful day on the water and the sand with this year’s Regatta. This is the 7th year the Ward family along with friends has put on the event, with each year it gets bigger and better. Now on with recap of the day’s […]
S.B. becomes a Certified Wildlife Habitat Community
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015SLAUGHTER BEACH, Del. (May 30, 2015) – Town of Slaughter Beach officials and residents gathered with DNREC Secretary David Small, National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara, state legislators and representatives from the Delaware Nature Society and the Alliance of Bay Communities to celebrate Slaughter Beach’s new designation as a National Wildlife Federation-certified Community […]
Updated Website
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 10th, 2015New website is a responsive website/mobile friendly.
Welcome to the Town of Slaughter Beach
Date Posted: Monday, April 20th, 2015Slaughter Beach was founded in 1681 and incorporated in 1931. How Slaughter Beach got its name has been debated over the years. Early maps show a small creek named Slaughter Creek, which flowed through the marsh from the Cedar Creek south and emptied into the Delaware Bay just north of Prime Hook Beach. Just to […]
Get the Shell Out of the Road
Date Posted: Saturday, April 18th, 2015Diamondback Terrapins Hatchlings are starting to move from the Bay over to the marsh. As you are driving through Town, keep an eye out for them and move them over to the marsh if you can. The wetlands act as there nursery.
Build it and they will come
Date Posted: Friday, April 10th, 2015Update: Over the weekend a pair of Osprey’s were seen starting to nest in the new platform. Time to welcome our new temporary residents, may they produce healthy chicks. What happens when a Nature Center, a Town, a County and a State work together? Wildlife and ecotourism benefit. On April 9th volunteers from the […]
Delaware Launches Climate Change Plan for State Agencies
Date Posted: Friday, March 13th, 2015On March 2nd, Govenor Markell held a press conference on the states efforts on Climate Change. He is a good article on the press conference. Have you noticed the effects of climate change or sea level rise. If so you can post your observations on this blog: http://thealmanac.org/week.php You can post what you’re seeing […]
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Restoration Update
Date Posted: Thursday, February 26th, 2015Please read below and send a strong letter of support for this project. Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Contact: Al Rizzo, 302-653-9345 ext. 102 Service invites public input to environmental assessment for Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge marsh restoration project Open house scheduled, public comment period through March 25, 2015 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Delaware's Floodplain Management Newsletter (DNREC)
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 27th, 2015Interesting information about FEMA can be found in the Delaware’s Floodplain Management Newsletter The First State Watermark – January 2015
