The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is a nonprofit dedicated to connecting people, science, and nature for a healthy Delaware River and Bay. The Delaware Estuary is the region's most important cultural, economic, and recreational resource. Animals and people need a healthy Estuary for drinking water, industry, food and fun. You can sign up to receive our newsletter and be the first to know about fun events and volunteer opportunities!
2019 Student Art Contests
Student Art, Clean Water
Each year, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) unites with colleague organizations to host student art contests in Philadelphia and Wilmington. There’s also an annual contest for schools located within the Schuylkill River Watershed — Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties.
2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit
Register now and mark your calendar for the 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit set for Jan. 27-30, 2019 at The Grand Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey.
Registration information and more about the three-day summit is available here.Read More
RASCL Summit 2018
RASCL Summit 2018 is set for Dec. 5. Register now.
Event Details:
Theme: The Buck Stops Here: Funding Resilient and Sustainable Projects at the State and Local Level.
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.
Mussels in the spotlight
PDE freshwater mussel program in the spotlight
Writer Madeline Bodin features PDE’s freshwater mussel program and hatchery in The Revelator, a publication for the Center for Biological Diversity. Click this link to view article in PDF format.
“When Danielle Kreeger works in the small, glass-walled hatchery at the Fairmont Water Works in
Philadelphia, she feels she’s on display.
What is your water super power?
What is your water super power?
If you had a water superpower, what would it be? Would you influence tides, talk to animals, or would you have the ability to turn into a puddle and make a fast getaway?
Blog post: Nature can be a great ally for infrastructure
Nature can be a great ally for infrastructure
By Kate Layton, marketing and communications manager, and
Kaitlin Collins, watershed planning coordinator
Infrastructure is only as good as we make it. Roads, walls and levees are necessary to our modern world, but they don’t last forever.
2018 Art Contests
Stay tuned for 2019 Art Contest info sometime in October 2018!
Philadelphia Art Contest
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary on behalf of the Philadelphia Water Department congratulates the winners of its Green City, Clean Waters Art Contest!
Clean Water Delaware
Photo Credit: Kate Layton
Choose clean water every day.
Did you drink your eight glasses of water today?
How about a shower?
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware Nature Society, Delaware Center for Inland Bays, and the University of Delaware Water Resources Agency have joined together to educate people about clean water and water issues in Delaware.
2019 Student Art Contests
Student Art, Clean Water
Each year, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE) unites with colleague organizations to host student art contests in Philadelphia and Wilmington. There’s also an annual contest for schools located within the Schuylkill River Watershed — Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Schuylkill counties.
2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit
Register now and mark your calendar for the 2019 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit set for Jan. 27-30, 2019 at The Grand Hotel in Cape May, New Jersey.
Registration information and more about the three-day summit is available here.Read More
RASCL Summit 2018
RASCL Summit 2018 is set for Dec. 5. Register now.
Event Details:
Theme: The Buck Stops Here: Funding Resilient and Sustainable Projects at the State and Local Level.
When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Dec.
