 DLITE’s Great Delmarva Bicycling Trail will be completed in the summer of 2004. The trail, connecting rural routes with public natural areas from the C&D canal to Cape Charles, VA, will be available for about $3.
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 This summer DLITE will give visitors to Assateague Island a chance to canoe and bike with knowledgeable guides who can discuss the history and wildlife of the barrier island system.
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For the fourth year in a row, Jolly Roger Amusement Park on 30th Street in Ocean City has set aside a Sunday of waterpark and amusement rides, two rides on the Wildcat Rollercoaster, three speedworld rides and a round of minigolf to benefit Delmarva Low-Impact Tourism Experiences (DLITE) and the Maryland Coastal Bays Foundation.
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Spanning Kent Island from Terrapin Nature Park on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay to the Kent Narrows, the Cross Island Trail offers an avenue for safe biking and walking in a beautiful Chesapeake Bay setting.
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 Eastern box turtles usually conjure up feelings of empathy and respect, but this several million-year-old reptile cannot survive without adequate natural habitat.
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 For birders or simply for those who love open vistas of expansive tidal marsh and barrier islands, the Eastern Shore loop of the Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail is a must travel.
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by Lisa Challanger
The success of the Delmarva Birding Weekend in April shows just how much of an economic driver the area’s natural resources are and could continue to be in the future.
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by Dave Wilson Jr.
Some 215 reptiles and amphibians representing 17 species were the result of the fourth annual search held May 8 in Worcester County. More than 50 volunteers traversed the Golden Quarter Farm on MD 376, the southern half of the EA Vaughn WMA, a mainland property on MD 611 owned by Assateague State Park, and the DNR Cordery Tract off Sturges Road.
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While DLITE devotes much of its focus to nature trails and low-impact tourism, its work with land conservation organizations is critical to keeping nature tourism viable on the shore.
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Presented by the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce in southeastern Sussex County, the tour offers riders a 15, 35, or 50 mile route over flat terrain with striking views of ocean, dunes, bays and countryside.
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The newest Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Board and advisors met at the Atlantic Hotel in May 2004. DLITE is creating biking, hiking, canoeing and birding trails throughout Delmarva. Due out in July is the first ever Delmarva-wide biking trail devised by the group. Senator Barbara Mikulski along with Senator Paul Sarbanes helped secure a $150,000 appropriation to jump start the projects. Delaware Senator Tom Carper is working on the same during this congressional session. The 501(c)(3) organization is also in charge of the Delmarva Birding Weekend.
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Chincoteague Wildlife Refuge is a fabulous place for birding. This summer find out more about how to identify different birds in our region, about the legacy of our light house and more.
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Folks from around the United States canoed, hiked, and biked for birds this April during the Delmarva Birding Weekend. Visitors from Indiana, Missouri, Maine, Idaho and all around the US filled 445 trips which traversed the region to find it’s unparalleled shorebirds and forest songbirds. DLITE, Worcester County Tourism, and the Salisbury Zoo organize the event every year.
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The peninsula joining Delaware, Maryland and Virginia boarders two of the richest, most diverse estuaries on the eastern seaboard. With this in mind a union of local, state, and federal agencies along with local tourism providers and natural resource managers has formed an alliance to encourage nature-based tourism and foster a sense of wonder and value for the natural world.
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Summer 2004