MISSION:

To transform the former Hercules golf course into permanently protected public open space as a natural area for passive recreation.

OBJECTIVES:

• Meet the outdoor needs of area residents including walking, biking, birdwatching and other outdoor activities
• Protect environmentally sensitive areas and wildlife
• Protect the water quality of Red Clay Creek, reducing the amount of impervious surface and development close to the creek
• Decrease the amount of traffic
• Provide the local communities with needed passive recreation
• Promote New Castle County stated objective to preserve open space

BENEFITS:

• Ensures a continuing legacy of adequate recreational opportunities
• Improves quality of life
• Mitigates storm impacts
• Protects the floodplain 
• Extends protection of the Red Clay Creek watershed water quality
• Protects or increases property values
• Balances the cost of overdevelopment
• Enhances tourism
• Maintains cost of services for taxpayers, rather than increases due to development impact (increased demand for services)
• Educational opportunities for area children