This summer, in addition to the "women in brown," speakers included guest artists, carvers, and cultural history buffs, who conducted an array of stellar summer specials in the new visitor center's auditorium. Decoy carver Reggie Birch and artists Nancy West and Jenny Somers presented programs on several afternoons and evenings that were quite popular with visitors. Mark Greenley, a local resident who specializes in history about Native Americans who occupied the Delmarva Peninsula, as well as staff from NASA, also conducted programs throughout the summer.

By inviting people from our community to join refuge staff and have them present a varied and educational series of programs, we were able to appeal to and draw refuge visitors who were looking for something unique and different to occupy their late afternoons and early evenings.

Jill Van Scoyoc, Outdoor Recreation Planner