Delaware Wetlands

Purify. Provide. Protect.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control oversees several agencies that work together to restore, monitor and protect Delaware's wetlands, while educating the public about the importance of the state's wetlands. These agencies work with other state partners, federal programs and non-profit conservation organizations to synergize efforts that will benefit wetlands.

For Landowners

For Educators

For Volunteers

For Biologists

For Decision Makers


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

Announcements

Get Involved Today

Videos:

Secretary Collin O'Mara's Welcoming Remarks to the 2012 Delaware Wetlands Conference.

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:

New report shows Delaware continues to lose valuable wetlands despite conservation efforts - Delaware Wetlands: Status and Changes from 1992-2007

Outdoor Delaware Highlights:
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

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 opportunities 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)

May is American Wetlands Month! In honor of this special month, please take a moment to learn more about how Delaware's Wetlands contribute to your quality of life!

Delaware wetlands PURIFY our drinking water supplies by filtering pollutants from waters upstream. If you care about water quality, it's time to care about wetlands!	Delaware wetlands PROVIDE habitat and shelter for rare and commercially important fish and wildlife. Let's protect them!	Delaware 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!

Contact information: Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program

(302) 739-9939 Rebecca.Rothweiler@state.de.us

The Delaware Wetlands site is intended to direct the public and biologists to DNREC's wetland programs

and resources available through our conservation partners. We have made an effort to represent pertinent programs.

Please let us know if you feel something important is missing.

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