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| Audubon Re-opens Boardwalk! |
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| Tuesday, 08 July 2008 | |
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Wow! I was just at the Audubon Environmental Ed Center in Bristol a few weeks ago, and work had not yet started to restore the beautiful boardwalk that was burnt in a fire in April. So today, I was surprised to get an email saying the restoration is complete, and the boardwalk is open! This is great news for bikers who enjoy the East Bay Bike Path, which provides access to the walkway. The boardwalk meanders across the path, through woods and wetlands to a breezy view at the edge of the bay. And of course visitors to the Env Ed center also can now have access. Click on "More..." for more details from the Audubon Society of RI.
Audubon boardwalk re-opens on 8th anniversary of the Environmental Education Center 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! Jeff Hall Senior Director of Advancement |
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