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A Volunteer’s Perspective: A New Adventure with Every Sign-Up
By John Hanson Excited and equipped with my survey sheets, binoculars, and a pair of water boots, I was ready to venture out to the Diamondback Terrapin Survey sites I had volunteered for. It would be my first time surveying, on Tuesday, May 25, at 2 p.m., but the weather had different plans. The sky […]
Water Quality Monitoring Project Sheds New Light on Pollution Problems
Rehoboth Beach, Del. — A new research effort by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is offering deeper insight into the true state of water quality in the most polluted areas of the Bays. Continuous monitoring devices called “sondes” are part of a new network of sensors that collect water quality data every 30 […]
A Summer Spent at the Preserve: How Environmental Education Reinforces a Connection to the Natural World
By Jared Ryan Welcome to a tour of Jared Ryan’s time as an Environmental Educator at the Center for Inland Bays! For the duration of this tour, we will be exploring the memory trails of his time at the James Farm Ecological Preserve. We hope you’ve brought your binoculars, as this story is destined to […]
Be Part of the Solution to Pollution in the Inland Bays Aug. 28
Rehoboth Beach, Del. — Volunteers with boats are needed to help the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays to remove debris from the Bays during the Annual Inland Bays Clean Up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. The effort will focus on the shores along Rehoboth and Indian River Bays by […]
Learn How the Center for the Inland Bays, State are Working to Restore Oysters in the Inland Bays on Aug. 5, 2021
Rehoboth Beach, Del. — The public is invited to join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ upcoming Citizens Advisory Committee – Citizens Café on Thursday, August 5, to learn about oysters, aquaculture and shellfish restoration efforts in the Inland Bays. The meeting will be held at the Center’s office at 39375 Inlet Road in […]
Microplastics, Water Monitoring Highlighted at Upcoming Center for the Inland Bays Science Committee Meeting
Rehoboth Beach, Del. — The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays invites the public to learn about microplastics research and water quality reporting in the Inland Bays at an upcoming virtual Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) meeting from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, July 30. STAC meetings are a fantastic opportunity for residents […]