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.
Pennsylvania
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!
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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.
Watch our Latest Wetlands Video
Our latest wetlands video is now available to watch! See what PDE has been up to in the world of tidal wetlands.
The migration or transgression of salt marshes upland and into the fringes of adjacent coastal forests is a natural process as sea levels rise.
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Muddy Waters
Watch Our Latest Video
Ever wonder about the Delaware Estuary’s murky water? Watch this to learn more.
What is an Estuary?
What is an estuary?
People often ask us this question.
An estuary is where the river meets the sea.
Watch this video and learn more!