Interpretation at
Cape Henlopen State Park
At Fort Miles, the army base located in Lewes, DE during WWII, I led tours of up to 55 attendants around the park to interpret the base and the underground gun battery. I also received black powder training for the 3 inch navy artillery demonstrations and worked with children ages 8 to 12 during our WWII Games programmes.
In the Nature Center, I interpreted the natural life and natural and man-made influences on the environment. I received animal-handling and care training for marine-life, snakes, and tortoises. The pictured creature is a spider crab which move very slowly to blend in with rocks on the bottom of the ocean.
For a few weeks, I helped run the day camps. This involved spending the week with groups of children ranging from 4 to 14. The weeks had a central theme that all activities and interpretation revolved around.
I lead open-sea kayak tours of up to 12 people to interpret both history and nature of the use of the Delaware Bay. Having passed training, I am certified to lead groups of up to 20 people on kayak tours.
A large project involved researching and curating new way signs that would be placed in the park. The topics included the homefront (focused as much as possible on Delaware) and propaganda posters such as is shown here.