Join us on April 14 and 15
Paddle out or be picked up on the pontoon boat at 9AM, 1PM or 5PM
RSVP: Jim 609 658-7965 for details and to coordinate food
Other news,
Several weeks ago I drove through IBSP to the Sedge dock. It was sunny and warm in the car but the cold wind out of the northwest made it uncomfortable standing on the shore. The ice, which has been on the bay for the past month was breaking up, but the wind was pushing it into the shore. Still, the ice was not packing together too much so it looks like the dock will not get damaged as it did in past years. From a distance of 1.2 miles the house looks fine.
The ice is now gone and I plan to paddle out to Sedge in the near future. I hope to be joined by some members of the Jersey Shore Sea Kayak Association. If we can get out we will work on our osprey nest rehabilitation project. We will be re-numbering the nests, putting up perch poles and shoring up any platforms that are leaning or in need of repairs. We must do this fairly soon as the males will be returning by the middle of March and we don’t want to disturb the nest preparation.
We already have many bookings for the 2007 season. June, July and August are almost completely full. Weekends in April, May, September and October are pretty busy too. Although Katina will not be back as a regular staff member, she has promised to be at Sedge as much as possible given her schedule of teaching and traveling. Brett Ciccotelli, last year’s intern from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, will be assuming the responsibilities of Assistant Program Manager. Our four new interns will be joining us at Sedge on the weekend of April 14 and 15 for our house cleaning. They are a great group with plenty of enthusiasm and a variety of experience.
I look forward to hearing from you soon. Jim
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