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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, […]

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 […]

Fight Trash Pollution in the Inland Bays on June 9th

Indian River Inlet –  The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is seeking volunteers and participants with boats for the 13th Annual Inland Bays Clean-Up. This event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 9th and will focus on the shores along Rehoboth and Indian River Bays. Last year’s event […]

Indian River Rally to Inform, Entertain and Inspire on May 10!

Ocean View, DE — Celebrate the Indian River with the River Rally at Cupola Park on May 10, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Hosted by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, this FREE family-friendly rally aims to inform, entertain, and inspire the community to celebrate and protect our Indian River! Beginning at […]

14th Annual Native Plant Sale is “Planting for the Birds” on May 5!

Ocean View, DE — Head to the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View for the 14th Annual Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Get ready to “plant for the birds” as you choose from a wide selection of native flowers, trees, shrubs and grasses. Then stick around […]

Center for the Inland Bays to Kick Off Annual Horseshoe Crab Survey on April 5

OCEAN VIEW- The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is seeking volunteers to assist with the 2018 Horseshoe Crab Survey! A volunteer orientation program will be held Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 5:00 pm at the CHEER Center, located at 30637 Cedar Neck Road in Ocean View. This citizen science volunteer effort gathers data about horseshoe crab spawning populations at sites on […]