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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: March 16th, 2017 in Wetland Restoration
By Andrew Martin, Delaware Wild Lands field Ecologist The Great Cypress Swamp once covered nearly 60,000 acres. Although a long history of ditching and draining for agriculture and development has reduced its vast expanse, the Swamp remains Delmarva Peninsula’s largest contiguous forest and largest freshwater wetland. For the last 50 years, Delaware Wild Lands (DWL) […]