Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit
The 2021 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit was held March 1-3rd, 2021. The proceedings for the meeting are linked below. The proceedings includes links to all recorded presentations, PDFs of presentations, posters, and abstracts, as well as the summit program and other information. Please contact sbouboulis@delawareestuary.org with any questions. You can find past summit information below, as well as direct links to recordings of the full Summit sessions.
The next Summit will be held in 2023, see you then!
About the Summit
Since 2005, the goal of this biennial Summit has been to bring together scientists, managers, restoration practitioners, and educators from different sectors to share the latest scientific information, network, and make ecological linkages that promote a better understanding of the watershed as a whole. The central format is that of a conventional scientific meeting with abstracts, presentations and peer review Q&A. While the focus is on the watershed of the Delaware River and Bay, presentations are welcome from other areas if they help to inform our understanding of this system.
Potential presentation topics include:
- Water quality & quantity
- Living resources
- Wetlands & other vital habitats
- Physical & chemical processes
- Ecological linkages
- Climate change
- Hot topics
- Education & outreach
- Monitoring & assessment
- Restoration & conservation
- & more!
Who should attend the summit?
- Environmental researchers
- Environmental education and outreach specialists
- University extension specialists and marine agents
- State and federal resource managers
- Environmental consultants and corporations
- Environmental interest groups
- Municipal officials
- Graduate and undergraduate environmental students
- Concerned citizens
2021 Session Recordings
Full Recordings of the 2021 Sessions are now available to everyone for viewing. 
Monday, March 1st
- Welcome, Opening Remarks and Featured Speaker, Collin O’Mara
- Living Resources
- Physical & Chemical Processes
- Restoration and Conservation I
- Restoration and Conservation II
- Water Quality & Quantity I
- Water Quality & Quantity II
- Living Resources: Shellfish
- Water Quality: Microplastics
Tuesday, March 2nd
- Forum on Climate Change Welcome, Featured Speaker Dr. Benjamin Hamlington
- Climate Change & the Delaware Estuary
- Monitoring & Assessment
- Featured Speaker, Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz & ACCC member challenge panel
- Climate Change Impacts
- Urban Waters: Restoring & Revitalizing Our Communities
- Featured Speaker: Dr. Kelsey Leonard
Wednesday, March 3rd
Past Summits
PDE has archived hundreds of posters and presentations for your convenience, authors willing.
Photos from the 2019 Summit
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