Fish and Wildlife
Delaware River watershed drought: Good for the birds, the trout – not so much
Dry conditions have prompted the posting of drought watches and warnings in many pockets of the Delaware River watershed, and...
Mussels: A powerful solution to pollution in the Delaware?
When the Fairmount Water Works was built in the early 19th century to provide clean drinking water to Philadelphia, it...
Planning for the future of the Upper Delaware at the River Rendezvous
Funding, fish and friendly cooperation were some of the themes of the first River Rendezvous hosted by the Friends of...
Snakeheads in the Big Eddy (and everywhere else, it seems)
Note: This article originally appeared in The River Reporter on Sept. 9, 2024, and is republished with permission. NARROWSBURG, NY...
Delaware Riverkeeper threatens to sue three watershed states over Atlantic sturgeon killings
An environmental group is threatening to sue three Delaware River watershed states — New York, New Jersey and Delaware —...
Cadosia fishing access site opened in Upper Delaware River
A new fishing access site in the Town of Hancock on the Upper Delaware River has opened, the second access...
Fireworks are dazzling but come with harmful environmental effects
With the summer months in full swing, the one certainty other than hot days and star-swept nights are fireworks shows...
Welcome back, otter
A river otter, a harbinger of cleaner waters and a healthier environment, has appeared for the first time in more...
Restoring the habitat of the American Shad
American Shad, whose scientific name, Alosa sapidissima, means “most delicious of herrings,” have been a source of food for those living...
Manayunk Canal reopening will improve water quality but prevent people’s access
In 2021, Ken Conly, director at large for the Philadelphia Canoe Club, was paddling a stretch of the Schuylkill River...
The beneficiaries of removing mill dams in Delaware River watershed? ‘Fish, fish, fish’
On a spring day more than 300 years ago, the people of the Lenape tribe gathered in their homeland along...
Invasive blue catfish threaten marine ecosystems in Delaware River Watershed
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on NJ Spotlight News. It is republished here with permission. “This is ground zero,”...
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