Fish and Wildlife
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,”...
Latest salvo in the battle to save endangered sturgeon comes from the Philadelphia Water Department
As the largest single source of treated wastewater in the Delaware Estuary, the Philadelphia Water Department contributes the lion's share...
EPA seeks to improve dissolved oxygen levels and water quality in urban stretch of Delaware River
All in all, it was a good week for the Delaware River. Two significant developments point toward possible improvements in...
Invasive fish in Delaware River pose growing threat, officials warn
Officials warn that several species of invasive fish have appeared in growing numbers in the Lower Delaware River basin, posing...
Timber theft in Upper Delaware leaves owner bereft and forestland damaged
On Easter Sunday 2019, Helen Beichel traveled with a friend to visit forested land she owns in Sullivan County in...
85 acres added to New Jersey preserve in Delaware River watershed
An addition of 85 forested acres to the Menantico Creek Preserve in Cumberland County, N.J., in the Delaware River watershed...
An old-growth forest in the Poconos gains national recognition
More than a dozen acres of trees in the Poconos that have stood for well over a century last week...
Watergate wetlands are restored in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Animals and plants are expected to thrive after dams and ponds were removed and parts of Van Campens Brook restored
When the National Park Service studied visitation at the Watergate Recreation Site in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area...
EPA sides with environmental groups
It demands that the DRBC speed up the process to improve the water quality of the Delaware River.
The Environmental Protection Agency has handed a surprise victory to environmental groups that were arguing for faster action to raise...
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