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!
Wilmington Earth & Arbor Day Virtual Celebration 2021
Join the Celebration!
April 19 – 23, 2021
There’s so much to do and learn about being earth friendly when you participate in the City of Wilmington’s Earth & Arbor Day Online Celebration Event Series. Each Day follows an earth-friendly theme from transportation to gardening, youth involvement — and of course water!
Clean Waterways Wilmington Student Art Contest
Calling Student Artists in Wilmington!
Be a winning artist! The City of Wilmington’s Clean Waterways Wilmington Student Art Contest is open to all students in grades K-12 that attend public, private, charter, parochial, or are home schooled within the City of Wilmington.
Christina River Watershed Cleanup
Do Your Part for the Christina River Watershed
Volunteer to be part of the Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 1 -30, 2021
Looking for a chance to do some good for the environment? You’ve got it. In an effort to make the Annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup safe and accessible for everyone, volunteers may choose cleanup locations and times that work best for them all through the month of April.
SAN’s New Action Plan is Available
The Schuylkill Action Network (SAN) has a new plan with ambitious environmental goals for the next five years.
By 2025, the group hopes to preserve 5,000 acres within the Schuylkill River Watershed, remove 5 million pounds of trash, and have $500 million in infrastructure investment in the watershed, and that’s just a few of the plan’s many goals.
COVID-19 Updates
Stay Informed
As of April 7, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the closure of all New Jersey county and state parks and forests until further notice in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
For information about what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s cancelled, please click here for our COVID-19 page.
Wilmington Earth & Arbor Day Virtual Celebration 2021
Join the Celebration!
April 19 – 23, 2021
There’s so much to do and learn about being earth friendly when you participate in the City of Wilmington’s Earth & Arbor Day Online Celebration Event Series. Each Day follows an earth-friendly theme from transportation to gardening, youth involvement — and of course water!
Clean Waterways Wilmington Student Art Contest
Calling Student Artists in Wilmington!
Be a winning artist! The City of Wilmington’s Clean Waterways Wilmington Student Art Contest is open to all students in grades K-12 that attend public, private, charter, parochial, or are home schooled within the City of Wilmington.
Christina River Watershed Cleanup
Do Your Part for the Christina River Watershed
Volunteer to be part of the Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 1 -30, 2021
Looking for a chance to do some good for the environment? You’ve got it. In an effort to make the Annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup safe and accessible for everyone, volunteers may choose cleanup locations and times that work best for them all through the month of April.
