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Ongoing Issues
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is the only advocacy organization working throughout the entire Delaware River Watershed. Delaware Riverkeeper Network uses a combination of strong science, community action, and legal expertise to defend the Delaware River, its tributaries, and communities against threats to clean water and healthy rivers.
We work with communities to take a strong stance on the hard issues — to defend our River and communities from projects that would do harm, and to fight for and secure new regulations and protections that will provide critical defense and progress in the future.
Best Practices
Floodplains And Buffers
Buffers for Every Stream
A stream is not just the water that flows through a channel. A stream includes its bed, its banks, and the lands that run along its length. The land along our streams and rivers is an essential and living part of the stream ecosystem. To be healthy, a stream needs its adjacent lands to be covered Learn More
Dredging
Delaware Deepening
Delaware Deepening - Environmental and Economic Boondoggle
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed dredging the Delaware River to deepen the shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet. Though this may sound harmless, it is not.
There are numerous environmental threats and economic shortcomings that have yet to be addressed
Economically Learn More
Endangered Species
Atlantic Sturgeon
Atlantic Sturgeon
The Delaware River once supported the largest population of Atlantic Sturgeon in North America.
In the late 19th century the Delaware River became the “caviar capital of North America.” From 1890 to 1899 75% of the sturgeon harvested in the US lived in the Delaware Learn More
Remember the River
The Delaware is the longest undammed river east of the Mississippi, flowing freely for 330 miles as it travels from New York state, through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware to the Atlantic Ocean.
Our Remember the River campaign is a tribute to the Delaware. Learn more about this campaign.
Request a Speaker
Did you know DRN is available to speak at events?
The Delaware Riverkeeper as well as representatives of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network are available to speak about the Delaware River watershed, the threats it faces and our efforts to protect it. Speaker's fees for Delaware Riverkeeper Network staff generally start at $250, but vary depending upon the length of the presentation, the type of function being held, and the financial capabilities of the host organization. Speaker's fees are designated as donations to the Delaware Riverkeeper Network. Part of the operating budget, they help Delaware Riverkeeper Network to champion the rights of the River and its streams as members of our community.
Request a Speaker Now
Email us at drn@delawareriverkeeper.org to request a speaker. Review topics and speaker bios.
Download Speaker Request Form (PDF File).