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Boardwalk Re-opens |
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 We are proud to announce that the boardwalk at the Environmental Education Center is now open!
After
weeks of nearly round the clock construction by York Bridge Company, we
are very excited to have the boardwalk, at the McIntosh Refuge in
Bristol, open again for members and the public to enjoy this summer.
At
a small ceremony today - the 8th year anniversary of the opening of the
Environmental Education Center (July 8, 2000) - Audubon's Executive
Director, Lawrence Taft, along with a group of summer day camp
children, officially cut the ribbon and re-opened the boardwalk that
was damaged by a wildfire on April 17, 2008.
"Through this
devastating event", said Larry Taft, "Audubon has a greater
appreciation for how much this boardwalk, a symbol of connecting people
with nature, means to Audubon as well as the hundreds of thousands of
visitors that have crossed this marsh since the boardwalk opened back
in 2000."
Work will continue for a few more weeks to
rehabilitate the trail system and fields disrupted by construction
materials and machinery. Audubon will be hosting a "Grand Re-opening
Reception" on August 2, 2008, at the Environmental Education Center.
All members and donors to the reconstruction project will be invited -
we will be sending out an invitation in the next week.
Hope to see you on the boardwalk!
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