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Great Marsh Preserve
Wildlife Site
The Great Marsh Preserve, stretching over 17,000 acres between the City of Lewes and Slaughter Beach, Delaware, is one of the state’s few remaining wetlands, brimming with a variety of unique local fauna and wildlife. Towering pines and oaks, fields of tulip poplar, long grasses--all set the stage for sightings of red-wing blackbirds, wading birds, hawks, falcons, and more that arrive here for their summertime migration. Additionally, the vast salt marsh was once a vital resource used by locals for farming, shipbuilding, fishing, haying, roofing, insulation, livestock feed, and even artistic works.
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City of Lewes
1 Great Mars Circle
Lewes DE 19958
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