Saying good morning from the northside Indian River Inlet with a sunrise and some peeps. (Peeps = little sandpipers, in birder speak).

Our staff spent much of last week at the Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach while hosting a conference. High water is seen here lapping at the new boardwalk and deck and in the background at the neighboring Rusty Rudder.

Wow.

Some big surf on Bethany Beach this morning! Flood advisory in effect till noon.

Coastal storms and sea level rise have a number of impacts on our communities and waterways. Tidal floods scour pollution from low-lying lands bringing it back to waterways as the tide recedes. Wastewater, roads, urban areas, erosion, and trash all contribute. We all need to adapt to more frequent flooding by keeping homes and wastes away from the waters we all share.

The Center hosted the annual Association for National Estuary Programs Fall Technical Transfer last week! We welcomed staff from almost all the 27 other National Estuary Programs to southern Delaware for technical transfer sessions, an educational boat tour (with a spectacular sunset!) and some hands on field trips.

Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, Barnegat Bay Partnership, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership - CHNEP, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program, Long Island Sound Study, Mass Bays National Estuary Program, Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program, Morro Bay National Estuary Program, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, New York New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Peconic Estuary Program, Puget Sound Partnership, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, The Bay Foundation, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP), PREP Community