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Written on: July 24th, 2024 in Natural Resources, Wetland Research
By Gabby Vailati and Brittany Sturgis, DNREC’s Watershed Assessment and Management Section Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Habitat and Biology Program began in the early 1990s after the passing of the Clean Water Act and awareness about local water quality began increasing. The program assessed a vast number of streams and assigned […]
Written on: July 22nd, 2024 in Natural Resources, Outreach
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Get your gloves out and your hoses turned on, we’re going to the garden to get to know wetlands in this blog installment. Now the hobby of gardening may seem like a daunting task, and taking care of plants may seem even more challenging to the […]
Written on: May 17th, 2024 in Natural Resources, Outreach, Wetland Animals
By Ashley Tabibian, DNREC’s Shellfish Program What do you think of when you think of oysters, clams, and mussels? For being so small, they are somewhat complex creatures with almost superhero like abilities. Do you think of how nutritious they are? According to WebMD, shellfish are low in calories, high in protein and contain omega-3 […]
Written on: March 13th, 2024 in Natural Resources, Wetland Animals
By Alison Stouffer, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program It’s that time of year again where the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer, and life begins to return to our beloved wetlands. The sea of monotonous brown and gray will slowly make way for gorgeous greens, speckled with the purples, pinks, yellows, […]
Written on: December 14th, 2023 in Natural Resources, Outreach, Wetland Restorations
By Phil Miller, DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship Throughout the world, the importance of Agriculture is no secret, and here in Delaware, that’s no different. If you’ve ever taken a drive through the countryside of Kent or Sussex County, you’ll pass through miles of farms producing crops, poultry, and other agricultural products for use by […]
Written on: September 22nd, 2023 in Natural Resources, Outreach
By Olivia Allread, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Magical forest, walking trees, mangals, snorkeling roots – this habitat can be called by many names. With a worldwide distribution in tropical to warm temperature latitudes, mangrove forests are not only incredible ecosystems, but a key player in climate resiliency and human livelihood. If you’ve been […]
Written on: September 22nd, 2023 in Natural Resources, Outreach
By Beatrice Arce, MANO Project Fellow with the Hispanic Access Foundation In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we partnered with the Hispanic Access Foundation’s MANO Project (My Access to Network Opportunities) to share Latino communities experiences and work with natural resources. Conservation or environmental jobs, relationships with nature, climate change – the MANO Fellows have […]
Written on: September 22nd, 2023 in Natural Resources, Outreach
By Alondra Ureña, MANO Project Fellow with the Hispanic Access Foundation In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we partnered with the Hispanic Access Foundation’s MANO Project (My Access to Network Opportunities) to share Latino communities experiences and work with natural resources. Conservation or environmental jobs, relationships with nature, climate change – the MANO Fellows have […]
Written on: July 26th, 2023 in Natural Resources, Wetland Animals
By Alison Rogerson, DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program Summer means warm weather (ok hot), spending more time outside, exploring the woods, wading in streams, and fishing. This makes it more likely that you will encounter one of Delaware’s 14 species of turtles! Safe to say that there is a turtle in every type of […]
Written on: July 26th, 2023 in Natural Resources, Wetland Restorations
By Brigham Whitman, Delaware Wild Lands’ New Castle County Conservation Programs Manager Taylors Bridge in southern New Castle County perfectly characterizes Delaware’s coastal flood plain: a mosaic of agricultural fields interspersed with patches of upland hardwood forest and the occasional residential development, surrounded by the waters of the Delaware Bay with fingers of marsh snaking […]
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