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=Welcome to Science Weekend at Mallard Lodge=

SPRING 2015 TRIP DATES: Saturday, May 23rd and Sunday, May 24th
For a number of years the Mehler family has sponsored a **science weekend** for anyone that would like to share the fun of science with children. Really anyone can come, but kids from 5 to 81 really enjoy the experience. There are three purposes to the trip; 1) learn some science, 2) learn about horseshoe crab conservation, and 3) have fun with great people!

We stay at the Mallard Lodge which is just east of Smyrna, Delaware (if you pass Smyrna you went too far!). From the Doylestown area it is about 2.5 hours drive, about 2 hours from Philadelphia. You can find directions and other resources for the trip on the Resources Page of this wiki. The Mallard Lodge can hold about 40 people, and the trip is first come first served. The trip runs from Saturday morning about 10 AM (May 24th) to Sunday afternoon (May 25th), yes this is **Memorial Day Weekend**. The agenda is very relaxed with down time to fish, canoe, critter hunt, have a campfire, or just relax (there is no wifi). The main "field trip" we take is to the shores of Delaware Bay (Port Mahon to be exact) where we "study" the horseshoe crab, collect some of their eggs, and help some of the adult HSC's get back into the bay! We supply each child with a kit that allows them to take a few eggs home and watch the eggs hatch into horseshoe crabs! (Don't worry, just give the container back to George and we get them to the bay).

So if you would like to come, just take a look at our flyer (below this sentence) for more information and our resources page to get a sense if you might like to join us. Just email George at gmehler@cbsd.org and let him know the number going.



Mallard Lodge Address: 4876 Hay Point Landing Road, Smyrna, DE 19977