See below. > Subject: [JERSEYBI] Forsythe Wildlife Drive to reopen weekends only > Reply-To: Don Freiday <[email protected]> > > Hi all, > > I suspect many will be interested in the following information. Edwin B. > Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge's Wildlife Drive will be reopening weekends > only beginning this weekend. The official press announcement from the refuge > is below. > > Unfortunately, the Snow Geese have pretty much pulled out for the year but > the Ospreys are back, and on the drive just now there were Glossy Ibis, both > yellowlegs, Great and Snowy Egrets, one Bald Eagle, and quite a bit of > miscellaneous waterfowl. > > Best, > Don > > For immediate release: April 3, 2013 > For further information: Don Freiday, Visitor Services Manager > (609) 652-1665 x13 > [email protected] > > Forsythe Refuge Wildlife Drive to Reopen on Weekends > > Galloway, N.J. – After almost 3 months of construction and over 2,000 dump > truck loads of fill, the popular Wildlife Drive at Edwin B. Forsythe National > Wildlife Refuge in Galloway is set to reopen on weekends beginning Saturday, > April 4. The 8-mile Wildlife Drive traverses marshland and forest, and is the > most popular destination on the refuge, with over 100,000 visitors in a > normal year. > > Hurricane Sandy created large holes in the top and sides of the Wildlife > Drive, which has been closed since last October. Reconstruction began on > January 14, and is rapidly nearing completion. > > “We’re delighted to be opening the Wildlife Drive on weekends now that spring > and its migrating birds are here,” said refuge manager Virginia Rettig. “It > won’t be long before we can open the drive every day, but there is still > construction work occurring during the week.” > > The Federal Highway Administration funded the repair work through the > Emergency Relief to Federally Owned Roads program. Wagman Construction, Inc. > based out of York, PA has been the contractor on the job. > > The Wildlife Drive will be open from sunrise to sunset on weekends only. The > Refuge Visitor Information Center is open 10 to 3 during the week and 9 to 4 > on weekends. All admission fees to the refuge have been temporarily waived > until the repairs are complete. > > Updates on refuge status may be found on the refuge Facebook page, > http://www.facebook.com/ForsytheNWR . For more information, contact the > refuge at (609) 652-1665 or visit www.fws.gov/northeast/forsythe/ . > > The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to > conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for > the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and > trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific > excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated > professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our > work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov/northeast . > > ### > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Don Freiday, > Cape May, NJ > The Freiday Bird Blog: http://freidaybird.blogspot.com/ > > > List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi > How to report NJ bird sightings: <http://www.njbrc.net/reportto.html>
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