Vol. 30, No. 444
Nov. 6, 2000

For more information, contact Kathleen Jamison, Office of Information and Education, 302/739-4506.

Fall Outdoor Delaware Magazine Is Now Available

The impact of land development on biodiversity, the little-known story of the African American experience at Fort Delaware during the Civil War, the state's popular boating access program and a profile of the turkey vulture are featured in the fall issue of Outdoor Delaware Magazine.

In "A Place for Nature, A Place for Us," Donna Stachecki Sharp writes that habitat loss, habitat degradation and pollution have caused one of Delaware's saddest ecological predicaments: the loss of animals and plants indigenous to the state. Striking a balance between development and conservation is an ongoing challenge. According to the article, "Successful conservation must marry the needs of the people and the environment, leading to informed land use decisions, compatible economic development activities, and a conservation ethic that values a future of people living and working within healthy natural systems."

State Parks historian Lee Jennings, who helped develop an interpretive program to provide a firsthand historical experience of American slavery and freed African Americans at Fort Delaware in the mid to late 1800s, penned "Fort Delaware's Freedmen."
"Fort Delaware is rooted in history," he quotes chief historic interpreter Dale Fetzer. "Until now the focus has been on its role as a prison camp. It's time for the issue of slavery and the free blacks who were living in relative peace to come out of the shadows."

According to editor Kathleen Jamison in "On the Waterfront," Delaware's popular public boating access program has grown from two ramps in 1951 to 57 today, 50 managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife and seven on state parks that are administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation.

Completing the issue is a profile of the turkey vulture, one of the ugliest birds on the ground but among the most graceful in the sky. These large scavengers, which live year-round in Delaware, are "Nature's Cleanup Crew" according to author-naturalist Chris Bennett. "They are always ready to dispose of road kill and other dead animals."

Outdoor Delaware is a quarterly full-color publication of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Subscriptions are $6 a year and are available by sending a check to Outdoor Delaware, DNREC, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

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