Do you find yourself in your garden trying to tell the difference between young plants and the weeds? Do you wonder if a plant is native or not to the mid-Atlantic? Quit scratching your head because Partnership for the Delaware Estuary’s new guide, Native Seedlings of the Delaware Estuary, helps take the guesswork out of regional native plants.
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PDE’s New Board Chairperson
Nicole Brown Elected Board Chair of Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Organization also welcomes five new board members
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) welcomes a new head of its board of directors and five new board members.
Read the 2022 TREB
PDE Releases 2022 Technical Report for the Delaware Estuary and Basin
Estuary and Basin maintains a “fair” health grade from 2017
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) recently unveiled its 2022 Technical Report for the Delaware Estuary and Basin (TREB).
Congratulations, Halo! The new 2022 Clean Water Spokesdog.
Congratulations, Halo!
Halo, a pit bull terrier mix, won this year’s Clean Water Spokesdog competition by getting the most likes on social media throughout the contest, which ran through the month of May. For the next year, she’ll be Water Woman’s sidekick and canine representative for clean water!
Read our New Strategic Plan
What does PDE have planned for clean waters, healthy habitats, and strong communities? What are its goals from now through 2026? Our 21-page strategic plan is now available for view.
Click here to learn more.
We Had a Great Time at the Delaware River Festival
We had a wonderful time at this year’s Delaware River Festival, and we hope you did too! The online presentations are still available to watch on Facebook, YouTube, and on the festival’s official website at www.delawareriverfest.org.
See you next year!
Take a Fun Quiz
How much do you know about the Delaware Estuary and the things that are in it? Test your knowledge and maybe learn something too!
Take Quiz
See Our Story Map
What are living shorelines? What role do they play in environmental science? Partnership for the Delaware Estuary has a spectacular new story map that tells you all about the Delaware Estuary Living Shorelines Initiative (DELSI). Click HERE to see.
Spokesdog 2021
Congratulations, Lucy!
The Philadelphia Water Department has a new spokesdog. It’s Lucy, who won the online spokesdog competition with the most “likes” on social media. She will be PWD’s spokesdog for dog waste education for 2021.
Check out our new WATCH Tool
Have a wetland issue? Check your WATCH
The Wetland Assessment Tool for Condition and Health (WATCH) is a tool to provide guidance to restoration practitioners in evaluating multiple aspects of current and future tidal salt marsh conditions. The ultimate goal of WATCH is to provide a method to evaluate the weight of evidence regarding ecological deficiency at a site to inform thoughtful decision-making in the context of different management goals and the appropriate selection of restoration tactics.
2021 Philly Spokesdog Competition
It’s time to vote for the 2021 Philadelphia Water Department’s Spokesdog! You decide the winner by voting on social media. Go to Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to vote in the 2021 Philly Spokesdog Competition. Our social media handle is @DelawareEstuary
SAN’s New Action Plan is Available
The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) has a new plan with ambitious environmental goals for the next five years.
By 2025, the group hopes to preserve 5,000 acres within the Schuylkill River Watershed, remove 5 million pounds of trash, and have $500 million in infrastructure investment in the watershed, and that’s just a few of the plan’s many goals.