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Delaware Chooses Clean Water for 2019

On behalf of the Clean Water: Delaware’s Clear Choice campaign, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays would like to thank Governor John Carney and Delaware State Legislature for their efforts that secured $10 million for open space preservation, $10 million for farmland preservation, and $10 million for investments for clean water in Delaware’s budget […]

Center from the Inland Bays Seeks Feedback on Plan to Manage the Inland Bays

The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays needs your help! The Center will host a public forum on the evening of Monday, July 23rd at the Indian River Senior Center in Millsboro to share updates and collect public feedback on the management plan for the future of the Inland Bays. The updated Comprehensive Conservation and […]

3 (Super Simple) Ways to Prevent Trash Pollution!

Trash in our Inland Bays is SO much more than just an eyesore. It can be harmful to the health and safety of visitors and marine life. Each year, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays hosts a cleanup — and it’s always a hit! In fact, this past June saw 54 energetic volunteers who […]

Attend the Best Bayside Party of the Year on August 2nd!

Rehoboth Beach, DE — On the evening of Thursday, August 2nd from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays for the 11th Annual Decked Out fundraiser, featuring friends, fun, and food — and raising money to preserve, protect and restore Delaware’s three Inland Bays! The event will be held at the […]

New Rehoboth Outfall Means Healthier Inland Bays!

Rehoboth Beach – On Friday, June 15, officials and members of the community gathered to cut the ribbon and celebrate the completion of the City of Rehoboth Beach’s ocean outfall project. A win for the Inland Bays, this outfall will prevent over 17,000 lbs of nitrogen and 1,000 lbs of phosphorus from entering the Bays […]

Dewey Beach Embraces Nature-Based Stormwater Solutions

Dewey Beach, DE – This coming fall, new green infrastructure project by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and the Town of Dewey Beach will soon reduce nuisance flooding and treat polluted stormwater at the northeast corner of Coastal Highway (SR1) and Read Avenue, just outside of the Little Store grocery. Intense development, a […]

One Ton of Plastic Pollution and Assorted Junk Removed from the Inland Bays!

Indian River Inlet, DE — On June 9th, 54 energetic volunteers hopped aboard boats and scoured the shores of the Inland Bays, removing a whopping one ton of trash!   Organized by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, this event was run with the assistance of DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Section, […]

Why I Chose “Here”

My first conversations with people often go something like this: “So where are you from?” Me: “New York.” “WHAT?!? Why are you here??” First, I am not sure how people peg me as a “come here” so quickly, and second I always quickly clarify that I mean NY state, not the City. I’ve only been […]

Raise “Workhorse” Oysters to Help Delaware’s Inland Bays!

Rehoboth Beach, DE – The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays wants YOU for its Oyster Gardening Program: a restoration effort that brings scientists and volunteers together to restore the American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) to the waters of Delaware’s Inland Bays. This program recruits residents of local waterfront properties to raise small amounts of oysters […]