wetlands

A 2011 study published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wetlands Inventory found that 25% of Delaware is wetlands. Some of those are considered freshwater or nontidal wetlands - and are located further inland.Although they’re vital to the ecosystem, Delaware does not have any statewide regulations to protect these habitats.A new bill aims to change that. Senate Bill 9 would fill gaps left by federal laws governing what humans can or can’t do in protected areas.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah sat down with the bill’s sponsor, State Senator Stephanie Hansen and Emily Knearl, Director of Public Policy at The Nature Conservancy to understand what this legislation would do and why it matters.

Delaware was awarded $900,000 for five projects, including two at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge to restore the area’s marshlands.

The EPA awards thea grant to investigate how extreme climate events and road salt could harm wetlands.

The Southbridge Wilmington Wetlands Park is officially dedicated.

Sussex County Council introduced a new wetlands buffer ordinance Tuesday, one that adds significantly more protections. Sussex County has looked at…

Coastal wetlands are considered key to mitigating climate change, because their plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere and store it in soil even faster than forests do. But Delaware Public Media's Sophia Schmidt reports that research at a salt marsh near Dover raises questions about how much of a carbon “sink” tidal wetlands really are, and if that’s changing as the climate warms.

The city of Lewes approved a new wetlands buffer zone. The buffer zone is designed to protect the wetlands in and around Lewes from being further…

One state lawmaker is seeking to counter a federal government order narrowing clean water protections nationwide.State Senator Stephanie Hansen…

A rollback of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in the federal Clean Water Act was finalized by the Trump administration last month. And the…

Sussex County Council approved a plan Tuesday to regulate housing density near state tidal wetlands.Sussex County measures its housing density by total…