Thank You Delaware Bay had a wonderful time at the Delaware State Fair getting to meet and talk with the visitors. We had several people stop by the TYDB exhibit and film their own reasons why they are thankful for the Delaware Bay! Click on Tributes to the Bay to view the state fair photos. We will be featuring different photos each month.
This year the 23rd annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup will be held 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20. A rain date is Sept. 27. The Delaware Cleanup is part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup and a part of the world’s largest annual clearing of trash from coastlines and lakes by volunteers. Last year, nearly 2,000 volunteers participated in the cleanup and collected more than 12,000 pounds of trash from Delaware’s shoreline and tributaries. Some of the most interesting finds from last year’s cleanup included a bike, grill top, mailbox, and a Costa Rican license plate.
The cleanup spans the state’s 97-mile eastern coastline and includes river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas. This year 45 sites in New Castle, Kent and Sussex counties are targeted.
For more information about Delaware's Coastal Cleanup and how you can help along the Delaware Bay, please call Jennifer Hall, at (302) 739-9906.
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary released its “State of the Estuary Report” (PDF file) following two years of collaboration among environmental scientists in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The purpose of this 36-page assessment is to provide readers with insight into the status and trends of select natural resources in the Delaware Estuary’s watershed, which is home to approximately 6.4 million people.
According to the report, the state of the Delaware Estuary is mixed. Some environmental conditions have seen dramatic improvements during recent decades, while others are becoming increasingly degraded. This information is used by the nonprofit to track the progress it is making toward the implementation of its long-term “Delaware Estuary Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan,” created in 1996.
For more information about the 2008 “State of the Estuary Report,” please call (800) 445-4935 or visit www.DelawareEstuary.org, the online home of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a National Estuary Program.
Add your name to the growing list of people who have taken the pledge to do their part for the Delaware Bay!
The Bay supports the world’s largest freshwater port system, approximately 3,000 vessels a year, and is the largest receiving center for crude oil, steel, paper, and meat imports.
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