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Written on: July 28th, 2026 in Education and Outreach
By Alison Rogerson, DNREC Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program What is the News About? Senate Bill 9, also known as the Wetlands Stewardship Act, was sponsored and coordinated by Senator Stephanie Hansen and presented to the 153rd Delaware General Assembly in May for consideration. It passed the Senate unanimously and in the last hours of […]
Written on: July 17th, 2026 in Education and Outreach
By Olivia Allread, DNREC Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program When you think of South America, your head probably goes to the Amazon rainforest. The lush greenery, humidity in the air, species galore. Rightfully so, as it’s one of the most famous ecosystems known. But just South of the Amazon, at the center of the continent, […]
Written on: July 17th, 2026 in Education and Outreach
By Lenore Tedesco, PhD, Executive Director of The Wetlands Institute Coastal wetlands are ecosystems and dynamic geomorphic features that help define much of the mid-Atlantic’s natural environment, especially across Delaware and New Jersey. They provide critical habitat and breeding grounds for marine life and coastal birds and protect the coastlines from storm waves and flooding. […]
Written on: May 26th, 2026 in Education and Outreach, Natural Resources
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Picture yourself walking through a forested freshwater wetland or a steamy tidal marsh. As you’re trudging through hues of fern, pickle, or chestnut, you see a light pink color in the distance. When getting closer, you see more of this stark color along stems, and boom […]
Written on: May 26th, 2026 in Education and Outreach, Wetland Animals
By Alison Stouffer, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Take a moment to visualize a wetland scene. Imagine the plants that surround you. Imagine the water that is present. Now imagine the animals that might call this wetland home. Some of the animals you may have envisioned might include birds, muskrats, fish, and turtles – […]
Written on: March 20th, 2026 in Education and Outreach, Wetland Research
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Deserts and water; the two don’t go together. Low precipitation, high evaporation rates, sandy soil, rain shadow effect – there are many factors that affect the lack of water in a desert environment. But across the American Southwest and into Northern Mexico lies a habitat that […]
Written on: March 20th, 2026 in Education and Outreach, Natural Resources
By Tyler Dreiblatt, DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation We humans often have a hard time understanding the value of our natural resources. Unless something is pretty or has an obvious use, we tend to ignore it. Take the salt marshes surrounding Burton Island. Once dismissed as a dirty breeding ground for mosquitos, they are […]
Written on: December 22nd, 2025 in Education and Outreach, Natural Resources
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Sanctuary. All seek it, some search, and a lucky few can find it. As we know, these “sacred” spaces can come in many different forms and represent an untouched meaningfulness which is irreplaceable. One of a kind so to speak. At the far end of the […]
Written on: September 24th, 2025 in Education and Outreach, Natural Resources
By Kathryn Lienhard, Delaware Sea Grant Did you know that in 2022, more than 10% of the electricity generated in the U.S. came from wind energy? Humans have harnessed the power of the wind for thousands of years – most iconically, through traditional windmills – while modern wind turbines continue to advance in design and […]
Written on: September 24th, 2025 in Education and Outreach, Wetland Animals
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Anything new certainly can be intimidating. Sports, art mediums, cooking, recreational activities, you name it, they all have their own culture and lingo that some spend a lifetime mastering. Particularly in the natural resource world, certain topics or hobbies can sometimes come off as an exclusive […]
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