Purify. Provide. Protect.
Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control oversees several agencies that work together to restore and protect, monitor, and educate the public about Delaware wetlands. These agencies work with other State partners, Federal programs and non-profit conservation organizations to synergize efforts to benefit wetlands.
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Learn about Our Wetlands and Educational Resources |
Working to Restore and Protect Delaware's Wetlands |
Wetland Research and Long-Term Goals |
FAQs and Laws for Living and Working Around Wetlands |
Volunteer Opportunities and Things You Can Do at Home |
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Announcements |
Get Involved Today |
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Videos: Working for Wetlands (Length: 20 minutes) via the State of Delaware YouTube Channel. Delaware's wetlands are some of the most unique and beautiful habitats on the Delmarva peninsula. This video introduces viewers to these special places, and the dedicated volunteers committed to protecting and preserving them.
Purify, Provide, and Protect (Length: 60 seconds) covers why Delaware's wetlands are important and how we can work together to protect them! The video was created in partnership with the Delaware Nature Society. Check out their wetlands page!
Articles: Outdoor Delaware
Spring 2010: Secretary O'Mara's "Flooding and Wetlands in Delaware." How wetlands can protect residents from flooding, and "Standing Up for Wetlands," how landowners can enroll in voluntary wetland restoration programs.
Summer 2010: "Bringing Back the Minquas's Kyl" - a tale of the Wilmington Marsh Restoration Project on the Christina Riverfront
Upcoming: 2012 Delaware Wetlands Conference |
Wetland Public Participation Guidebook Learn how you can work to protect wetlands! The guidebook highlights the value of wetlands, Delaware's wetland health and loss, regulations, and how the public can participate in decisions that affect wetlands especially relating to land use.
Check out our updated Enjoy Wetlands page! Explore opportunites around the state to have some fun and make an impact!
Honoring our Delaware Wetland Warriors!
Check us out on Facebook and Twitter (@DE_Wetlands) |
| Happy World Wetlands Day! |
| They protect us, let's protect them! |
| This year's theme is Wetland Tourism. Find places to play and volunteer in Delaware wetlands on our Enjoy Wetlands page. |
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Wetlands PURIFY our drinking water suplies by filtering pollutants from waters upstream. If you care about water quality, its time to care about wetlands. |
Wetlands PROVIDE habitat and shelter for rare and commercially important fish and wildlife. Let's protect them. |
Wetlands act like sponges to PROTECT your home from flooding. One acre of wetlands can hold up to 1 million gallons of stormwater. Let's protect them. |
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Contact information: Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program
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The Delaware Wetlands site is intended to direct the public and biologists to DNREC's wetland programs
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and resources available through our conservation partners. We have made an effort to represent pertinent programs.
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Please let us know if you feel something important is missing.
