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  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship


DNREC and Partners Earn Award for Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Delaware’s Sassafras Landing living shoreline, a joint project of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, has been recognized as one of the 2021 Best Restored Shores by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association.




Take a Summer Photo for Science and the Environment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021

As the summer comes to a close, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is encouraging community members and visitors to the First State to use their smartphones to help monitor environmental change.




DNREC to Present Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Webinar Sept. 14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 30, 2021

Increasing coastal resilience to sea level rise through natural infrastructure and dredge material is the topic of a free webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, presented by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, in partnership with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.




DNREC to Revise Bundicks Branch Flood Risk Map in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is conducting a floodplain mapping study for Bundicks Branch in Sussex County and encourages the public to learn more about the upcoming mapping changes at https://de.gov/bundicksbranch. Comments and questions about the Bundicks Branch mapping study can be submitted online, with more information about floodplain mapping and flood insurance also found there.




Delaware Celebrates Lewes Canal Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

A living shoreline project developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to help Lewes, Delaware with shoreline stabilization was completed in partnership with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.







  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship

DNREC and Partners Earn Award for Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Delaware’s Sassafras Landing living shoreline, a joint project of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, has been recognized as one of the 2021 Best Restored Shores by the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association.




Take a Summer Photo for Science and the Environment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021

As the summer comes to a close, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is encouraging community members and visitors to the First State to use their smartphones to help monitor environmental change.




DNREC to Present Sea Level Rise and Adaptation Webinar Sept. 14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, August 30, 2021

Increasing coastal resilience to sea level rise through natural infrastructure and dredge material is the topic of a free webinar at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, presented by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, in partnership with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.




DNREC to Revise Bundicks Branch Flood Risk Map in Sussex County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is conducting a floodplain mapping study for Bundicks Branch in Sussex County and encourages the public to learn more about the upcoming mapping changes at https://de.gov/bundicksbranch. Comments and questions about the Bundicks Branch mapping study can be submitted online, with more information about floodplain mapping and flood insurance also found there.




Delaware Celebrates Lewes Canal Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

A living shoreline project developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to help Lewes, Delaware with shoreline stabilization was completed in partnership with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.