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Our Shared Waters - Then and Now

Friends, what a difference a year makes! My first blog post for Our Shared Waters was published in May 2021 when I was the director of...

The 60th Anniversary of the Delaware River Basin Commission is a Story of Our Shared Waters

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). The long history of the Commission has been defined...

Delaware River Basin Commission turns 60

The Delaware River Basin spans four states with the river itself running over 300 miles from Hancock, New York, to the Delaware Bay.

Legislators take an educational trip on the Delaware

State legislators, Delaware River Basin Commission members & others took to the river in the Kalmar Nyckel ship on an educational excursion.

$25M in conservation grants and other funds announced for DE River projects, including a water trail

Money will fund 41 projects along the watershed in PA, NJ & DE. Grants designed to enhance recreation water quality & habitat conservation.

Lawmakers Tour Delaware River On Tall Ship

Aboard the tall ship Kalmar Nyckel, the DRBC, a federal agency that oversees the river in PA, DE, NJ & NY hosted a clean waterways event

Lawmakers reflect on 60 years of protecting the Delaware River Basin

State and federal lawmakers joined Morgans on the Kalmar Nyckel to both learn about it’s history

Red knot numbers plummet, pushing shorebird closer to extinction

NJ Spotlight News: Red Knot Migration through Delaware Bay this year was the lowest since records began in 1982.

A Policy Agenda to Protect the Birds of the Delaware River Watershed

Across the 4 states of the watershed – DE, NJ, NY and PA – Audubon has 5 federal and state legislative priorities in 2021 to expand funding

After 25 years, shorebird expert still fights to save the red knot from extinction

This article was originally published in NJ Spotlight News. JON HURDLE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | MAY 5, 2021 | ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT...

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