Christina River Sediment Workshop

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Hosted by the Christina Conservancy, DNREC, Anchor QEA, and Brightfield, Inc. a Technical Workshop for the Christina River and Brandywine Creek Sediment Remediation brought together experts from state, federal and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. This day-long workshop was an opportunity to share and celebrate successes cleaning up legacy pollution and bringing fish, wildlife, and recreation back to Wilmington’s rivers. It also sought to chart a course for making these rivers healthy and contamination-free over the next 10-15 years, through a new CBR4 (Christina & Brandywine River Restoration, Remediation and Resilience) initiative.

For more information on contaminants and workshop information and presentations (coming soon!) click here.

#CBR4

2019 Cooch Environmental Scholarship Awarded

Congratulations to Isabella Leishear from Cape Henlopen High School!

Isabella is the 2019 recipient of the Edward W. Cooch, Jr. Environmental Scholarship, thanks to a fund established to honor the late Edward W. Cooch, Jr. (1920-2010). Isabella is a 2019 graduate of Cape Henlopen High School and will be studying Environmental Studies at the University of Delaware. In addition to an exceptional academic career, Isabella demonstrated a true passion for the environment through her volunteer activities with the Center for the Inland Bays, the Nature Conservancy and her leadership in starting an environmental protection animal rights club.

“Ned” as many of us knew him, was an avid environmentalist with a deep passion for the natural lands and water resources of the State of Delaware. In 1982 he was one of the founders of the Christina Conservancy and one of the driving forces and an inspiration for starting the Christina River Watershed Cleanup in 1992, which has removed hundreds of tons of trash from the watershed. Ned was an active member of the Delaware community and demonstrated a deep commitment to the natural environment.

Each year starting in 2012 this $1,500 scholarship has been awarded to one student, selected by the scholarship committee, who demonstrated the ideals that Ned Cooch carried out in his daily life. This scholarship is typically awarded in the spring to a Delaware high school student or veteran applying to a properly accredited community college, college, or university for the following fall semester majoring in an environmental field of study.

For additional information about the scholarship and how to apply click here.

To donate to the scholarship fund click on the link below:
Contact the Christina Conservancy to Contribute to the Cooch Scholarship

2019 Christina River Cleanup April 6

Saturday, April 6, 2019 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Gliding through rolling hills, farms and forests, large and small towns, the Brandywine, White Clay, and Red Clay Creeks, and Christina River constitute the watershed of the Christina River Basin, before continuing into the Delaware River. This watershed provides more than 75% of the water supply for residents and businesses in New Castle County, Delaware.

The Christina River Watershed Cleanup’s mission has always been the removal of man-made debris from within this beautiful watershed, while raising public awareness for pollution prevention. Since the Cleanup began in 1992, more than 360 tons of tires, appliances, household items, and other trash have been cleared from within the watershed.

Join hundreds of volunteers and help clean the single most important natural resource in our region! A solid effort is needed each year to keep each of these waterways as free from debris as possible while also improving wildlife habitat.

Do you have a few hours to spend along Naamans Creek in northern Delaware? How about you and your coworkers volunteering near I-95 within Churchmans Marsh? What about a little time working near White Clay Creek, in Delaware or Pennsylvania?

http://christinarivercleanup.org/

 

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