Corporations & Communities

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s (PDE) Corporate & Community Environmental Stewardship Program (CESP) brings community members together to improve their local environment. CESP members can reduce the cost of managing their properties and build community and corporate relationships, all while restoring natural areas that protect wildlife habitats, preserve open space, and help provide clean water in local waterways flowing to the Delaware River and Bay. Examples of projects could include:

• Corporate employees working with local school students to turn expensive, high-maintenance lawns into low-maintenance natural meadows that provide food and
  shelter for wildlife.

• Local governments installing rain gardens in
  public areas to reduce unwanted ponding
  problems.

• Community organizations working with local volunteers to plant native trees and plants along streams to protect fragile streambanks and reduce erosion.

The possibilities and environmental benefits are endless when we work together!

To learn more about CESP and the benefits this program may hold for your corporation and community, please contact Karen Johnson at (800) 445-4935, extension 101, or KJohnson@DelawareEstuary.org.