GC5CXKN FSC-2014 St. Jones Reserve (Traditional Cache) in Delaware, United States created by Delaware Geocaching adopted by ivorybilledbirder

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Hidden : 9/26/2014

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Geocache Description:

This cache was originally placed for the the First State Challenge 2014 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers! Although the challenge has ended, this cache is still available to be found!!

FSC-2014 St. Jones Reserve
Cache Details:
Drive in to Reserve from Kitts Hummock Road (see waypoint) on gravel road. Park near Visitor Center. Follow the road to boardwalk that leads across the salt marsh to the cache for about 1/2 mile total walk. Please don't take the special part out of the bottom of cache!

The visitor Center is open weekdays and the trails and recycling center are open from dawn to dusk 7 days a week.

Description:
The St Jones Reserve component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) is located on the north shore of the St Jones River, off Kitts Hummock Road, south of Dover in Kent County and includes a portion of Delaware Bay. The reserve includes 3,750 acres of salt marsh and open water habitats on the St. Jones River.

The St Jones Center for Estuarine Studies at the Reserve is open to the public and provides hiking trails, hands-on interactive activities and exhibits, a recycling center, restoration demonstration areas as well as a variety of programs and volunteer opportunities for the community, teachers, students, and families. The Center also supports ongoing research and monitoring, field studies, citizen monitoring programs, and training opportunities for coastal decision makers.

Visitors are welcome to tour the St Jones Center for Estuarine Studies (offices, displays and fish tanks), Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (closed on official State holidays) and enjoy the wonders of estuaries through our interpretive exhibits