CLIMATE
Global emissions of greenhouse gases are bringing about higher temperatures, longer growing seasons, and rising sea levels. These changes influence everything from the chemistry of bay water to the location and distribution of ecosystems like saltmarshes and bay grass meadows. … Continue reading
HUMAN HEALTH RISKS
Water recreation and eating fresh seafood are some of the great joys of living on the coast; however, there is reason for caution when using many areas of the Inland Bays.Pathogens—illness causing bacteria, viruses, and parasites—can enter water from many … Continue reading
LIVING RESOURCES
Abundance—or absence—of birds, fish, and shellfish in the Bays are often the most noticeable signs of environmental changes. These living resources are useful indicators of shifts in water quality, habitat, and climate; in part because they are easy for us … Continue reading
WATER QUALITY
Measures of water quality are the most basic indicators of Bay health. They are key measures of the effectiveness of actions taken to reduce pollution to the Bays. The six water quality indicators are based on the minimum requirements necessary … Continue reading
MANAGING NUTRIENT POLLUTION
Nutrient pollution is the largest problem facing the Inland Bays.Point source pollution originates from a pipe, such as discharge from a wastewater treatment plant.Nonpoint source pollution originates from diffuse sources and enters the Bays through groundwater and surface runoff. Sources … Continue reading
WATERSHED CONDITION
The population of the Inland Bays watershed is growing, and the landscape is rapidly changing from farms and forests to residential and commercial development. Much of the development is concentrated around waterways where its potential impact on water quality is … Continue reading
Boots In the Water: My First Seining Experience
Recently, Bayside Fenwick Island held it’s second annual ‘Links to the Bay 5k’, an excellent 5k event benefitting us here at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays.As the new Development Coordinator for the CIB, I was originally going to … Continue reading
‘Don’t Chuck Your Shucks’ Oyster Shell Recycling Program Collects 2,000 Bushels for Inland Bays Restoration
Rehoboth Beach, DE – Eighteen local restaurants and their oyster-eating patrons helped the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ (CIB) collect over 2,000 bushels of oyster shell this season, surpassing it’s 2016 goal. ‘Don’t Chuck Your Shucks,’ a shell recycling … Continue reading
Steve Maternick Named Development Coordinator at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach, DE – The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven R. Maternick to the position of Development Coordinator to direct philanthropic programs in support of the mission of the CIB: … Continue reading
3 Facts You Didn’t Know About Delaware’s Inland Bays
1 – Blowing Open an InletWhat makes the Rehoboth, Indian River and Little Assawoman Bays considered Inland Bays? The long strip of barrier beach and the Indian River Inlet make all the difference. This is where the freshwater rivers and … Continue reading
3 Unexpected Fish Species Found in the Inland Bays
Mummichogs, horseshoe crabs, and shrimp galore! Seining in the Inland Bays can turn up a number of common species that call our estuary home. But what about the surprise species – the one’s you don’t always expect? Let’s take a … Continue reading
CIB’s ‘Decked Out!’ Event Nets $22,926 to Preserve, Protect and Restore Delaware’s Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach, DE: At sunset on Thursday, August 4th, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) held its 9th Annual Decked Out! event. A total of $22,926 was raised to support research and restoration on Delaware’s three Inland Bays. … Continue reading
Streamlined Permitting for Living Shorelines is a Win for the Inland Bays
Around the Inland Bays, shorelines have been “hardened” with bulkheads or rip rap to protect against erosion. But, ironically, these structures often increase the rate of shoreline erosion. They also eliminate the sandy beaches and marshes that support shore birds … Continue reading
2nd Annual Clean Water Rally Draws Crowd of Over 120 Citizen Advocates
Attendees Meet with Governor Markell to Discuss Clean Water FundingOn June 7, 2016, over 120 people rallied in Dover to show their support for clean water funding. After gathering outside of Legislative Hall, citizen advocates went on to speak with … Continue reading
Center for Inland Bays Receives Over $4,500 as Beneficiary of Gary’s Dewey Beach Brewfest
The 7th Annual Dewey Beach Brewfest, sponsored by Gary’s Dewey Beach Grill, raised $4,554 for the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB), a local non-profit organization working to protect and restore the three Inland Bays.This is the second year … Continue reading
Drivers Cautioned to Watch Out for Terrapins Crossing Rt. 1 and Other Roads Around the Bays
Indian River Inlet, DE: Drivers are urged to use extra caution when traveling Delaware’s coastal highways through June and July. As the summer gets underway, female Diamondback terrapins are crossing Route 1 to lay their eggs in the soft sand … Continue reading
Join the Center for the Inland Bays and Head to the Clean Water Rally in Dover on June 7th
Indian River Inlet, DE: Show Delaware’s legislators that you support clean water! Join the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) as they head to the 2nd Annual Clean Water Rally on Tuesday, June 7th from 10:30 a.m. to Noon, held … Continue reading
“Don’t Chuck Your Shucks” Gears Up for its Second Season
Center for the Inland Bays Sets Goal to Collect 2,000 Bushels for the BaysAt the start of its second season, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ (CIB) oyster shell recycling program, Don’t Chuck Your Shucks is geared up to … Continue reading
Inland Bays Clean-Up on June 11th 2016
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is seeking volunteers and boats for the 11th Annual Inland Bays Clean-Up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 11th. DNREC once again is lending support through the Division of Fish & … Continue reading
Celebrate Spring at the Native Plant Sale at James Farm April 30th
Celebrate the return of spring at the 12th Annual “Gardening for the Bays” Native Plant Sale on Saturday, April 30th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at James Farm Ecological Preserve on Cedar Neck Road in Ocean View. The native … Continue reading
CIB Seeks Volunteers for Horseshoe Crab Survey
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) seeks volunteers to assist with the 2016 Horseshoe Crab Survey. This citizen science volunteer effort gathers data about horseshoe crab spawning populations at sites on Rehoboth Bay, Indian River Bay and Little … Continue reading
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Seeks Volunteers for Fish Survey
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) seeks volunteers to assist with the 2016 Inshore Fish Monitoring Program. This all-volunteer effort is studying the fish population of the Inland Bays at seventeen sites around the three Inland Bays and their … Continue reading
CIB Offering State of Love Creek Report Presentations to Interested Homeowners Associations and Civic Groups
Rehoboth Beach, DE: A recent survey conducted by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and its Love Creek Team found that many residents and property owners around Love Creek have concerns about water quality and the impact of land … Continue reading
James Farm Scavenger Hunt
Head out to the James Farm Preserve and search for the following items:
Outdoor Scavenger Hunt
Grab a pencil and head out to the great outdoors to search high and low for the following items:
Dr. Emily Seldomridge named Watershed Coordinator at the Center for the Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach, DE: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Emily Seldomridge to the position of Watershed Coordinator, a new position at the CIB.In this position, Dr. Seldomridge will coordinate with … Continue reading
Trends in Nutrient Pollution in Delaware’s Inland Bays Tops the Agenda of Next CIB Science Meeting
Water quality in Delaware’s Inland Bays is impaired by years of pollution from excess nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus. Our bays and creeks often are murky from algae blooms, have very few bay grasses or oysters, and do not support healthy … Continue reading
Center for Inland Bays Awarded Grant for Living Shorelines on the Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach – The Delaware Center for Inland Bays, in partnership with Sussex Conservation District, announced receipt of a $42,000 planning grant to evaluate potential sites for ‘living shoreline’ demonstration projects and develop concept designs for selected sites. It is … Continue reading
Volunteers Begin Work on Phase 1 of the James Farm Master Plan
Ocean View– On Wednesday, October 7, twenty-one employees with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship, Drainage Section, volunteered their time at the James Farm Ecological Preserve, clearing brush and selected trees from two acres that will now be managed as upland … Continue reading
The Center for the Inland Bays and Partner Restaurants Recycle 1,000 Bushels of Oyster Shell
Indian River Inlet: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ (CIB) oyster shell recycling program, known as, Don’t Chuck Your Shucks, reached its goal to collect 1,000 bushels of shell in its first season. The program, designed to collect and … Continue reading
Feedback Sought from Dirickson Creek Residents
Rehoboth Beach, DE: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays invites residents of the Dirickson Creek area to complete a short online survey regarding their recreational use of the creek, access to the creek, and observations and concerns about water … Continue reading
Inland Bays Fish Survey Team Gathers to Honor Ron Kernehan
Rehoboth Beach, DE: On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, members of the Inland Bays Fish Survey and staff gathered at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) to remember and honor our friend and colleague Ron Kernehan, who died in … Continue reading
Get on Board with the Bays at the 8th Annual Deck Party
– A Benefit for the Inland Bays-Rehoboth Beach, DE: Join us on the deck for the 8th Annual Decked Out! party to benefit the Center for the Inland Bays on Thursday, August 6th from 6:00–9:00 p.m. at our bayside location … Continue reading
Seventy Volunteers Got Wet, Got Dirty and Had Fun at the 11th Annual Inland Bays Clean Up
Indian River Inlet, DE: For more than a decade, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and its partners have held the annual Inland Bays Clean Up which has removed tons of trash from the beaches, bays and marshes of … Continue reading
A Safer Day on the Bays for about 43 Cents a Pound
Center for Inland Bays Working to Remove Hazardous Debris from the BaysIndian River Inlet, DE: When most people hear about the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, they think about cleaning up pollution in the Bays. But one CIB committee … Continue reading
Native Plant Sale at James Farm an Annual Rite of Spring!
Indian River Inlet, DE: For many, the annual Native Plant Sale at James Farm Ecological Preserve has become a spring tradition. Now in its eleventh year, the Gardening for the Bays Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 2nd at the … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays Volunteer Dennis Bartow Awarded Presidential Honor
Rehoboth Beach, DE: Dr. Dennis Bartow of Ocean View was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award with thanks and appreciation from President Barack Obama for his devotion to service in his work for the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays. … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays Joins Delaware Conservation Leaders to Launch Clean Water Campaign
Rehoboth Beach, DE: “Although Delaware’s Inland Bays have long been recognized as waters of exceptional recreational and ecological significance, water quality is still a concern because the Bays continue to receive nutrient pollution from a variety of sources like wastewater … Continue reading
Marianne Walch Named Science and Restoration Coordinator at the Center for the Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach, DE: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Marianne Walch to the position of Science and Restoration Coordinator. Dr. Walch brings nearly 30 years of environmental and ecology research … Continue reading
Removing Rehoboth’s Wastewater Discharge Will Help Restore Rehoboth Bay
Letter to the Editor: On January 5th, DNREC Secretary David Small, decided to allow the City of Rehoboth Beach to move forward with plans to remove the City’s wastewater treatment plant discharge from Rehoboth Bay. For decades, the wastewater has degraded … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays Begins Re-Forestation at Angola Neck with the Planting of 4,200 Native Trees
At the mouth of Love Creek where it flows into Rehoboth Bay, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is working to improve wildlife habitat and enhance water quality by re-foresting 40 acres of farm field on the Perry Tract … Continue reading
Well Maintained Parks are Important for the Inland Bays
We are all fortunate to have so much public land around the Inland Bays. In fact, there are seven areas managed by DNREC’s Division of Parks within the Bays’ watershed including: Fenwick Island, Holts Landing, Fresh Pond, Delaware Seashore, and … Continue reading
Study to Restore Fish Passage for Native Migratory Fish on the Agenda of Next CIB Science Meeting
The spring migration of shad, herring and eel was once a harbinger of the season on rivers and creeks throughout the Inland Bays, but spawning runs have drastically declined. The construction of dams on our waterways to supply power to … Continue reading
Study to Restore Passage for Migratory Fish on the Agenda of Next CIB Science Meeting
The spring migration of shad, herring and eel was once a harbinger of the season on rivers and creeks of the Inland Bays, but spawning runs have drastically declined. The construction of dams on our waterways to supply power to … Continue reading
EPA Scientist to Present on Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change at the Inland Bays Citizen’s Meeting
Indian River Inlet, DE: In recognition of Sea Level Rise Awareness Week in Delaware, the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) will host Dr. Jonathan D. Essoka, of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … Continue reading
Press Conference Announcing Sea Level Rise Awareness Week
MILFORD, Del. (September 10, 2014)— Delaware Nature Society has partnered with 19 other organizations on a campaign called S.O.S Delaware to raise public awareness about sea level rise and its impact on Delaware. The state’s second annual Sea Level Rise Awareness … Continue reading
Working upstream to improve water quality in the Inland Bays
“Improving water quality in the Inland Bays begins upstream,” according to Eric Buehl, Land Conservation and Restoration Coordinator for the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays. There are about fourteen major tributaries that carry fresh water into the three bays, … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays To Celebrate 20th Anniversary with a Gala on the Bay
The Delaware the Center for the Inland Bays will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a Gala on the Bay on Thursday, August 14th from 5:30 to 9:30pm.at the Rehoboth Beach Country Club overlooking Rehoboth Bay.The evening will include a special … Continue reading
Volunteers needed for Inland Bays Cleanup
Indian River Inlet, DE: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, the DE Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Concern’s Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section, and the Division of Parks and Recreation are seeking volunteers and boats for … Continue reading
Scientists Present Work on Two Native Species of the Bays
The public is invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the Science and Technical Advisory Committee for the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) on Friday, June 6th from 9:00 a.m. – noon at DNREC’s Lewes Field Facility located … Continue reading
Public is Invited to Give Input on the Development of a Master Plan for the James Farm Ecological Preserve
Indian River Inlet, DE: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) is hosting a public workshop on Thursday, May 22 from 5- 7 p.m. at the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach to solicit community input on the development … Continue reading
‘Your Creek’ Initiative to Launch at Upcoming Inland Bays Meeting
Indian River Inlet, DE: The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) will launch the ‘Your Creek’ initiative at its May meeting on Thursday, May 15 at 5 p.m. The meeting will be held … Continue reading
Celebrate Springtime at the 10th Annual Native Plant Sale
Indian River Inlet, DE: Celebrate the end of the cold and snowy winter and the arrival of spring at the 10th Annual Gardening for the Bays Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 3rd from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at … Continue reading
Special Party to Celebrate the 10th Annual Gardening for the Bays Native Plant Sale
The Native Plant Sale festivities start early this year with a special pre-sale cocktail party to celebrate the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays’ 20th Anniversary and the 10th Anniversary Gardening for the Bays Native Plant Sale on Friday evening, … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays Recommends a Long-Term Sustainable Funding Source for Waterway Management
Indian River Inlet, DE: At the April 4, 2014 meeting of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays Board of Directors, the Board agreed to send a letter to state legislators in districts around the Inland Bays asking them to … Continue reading
Scientists Address Water Quality in the Inland Bays at Upcoming Science Meeting in Lewes
Three presentations related to water quality trends, nutrient monitoring, and water quality modeling in the Inland Bays and Sussex County will be given at the next meeting of the DE Center for the Inland Bays Science and Technical Advisory Committee … Continue reading
Celebrate Benevolence Night at Dogfish Head and Raise a Glass for the Inland Bays!
You can help the Inland Bays, and celebrate the last day of winter, on Wednesday, March 19th from 5-9pm at Dogfish Head Restaurant, 320 Rehoboth Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach.In December, the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays won Dogfish Head … Continue reading
Director of Marine Animal Rescue Group to Present at the Citizen’s Advisory Committee Meeting at the Center for the Inland Bays
Indian River Inlet, DE: Suzanne Thurman, founder and director of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. (MERR) will present at the next meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) Thursday, … Continue reading
The Center for the Inland Bays’ “Don’t Chuck your Shucks” Program Aims to Jumpstart Restoration with Recycled Oyster Shell from Local Restaurants
Indian River Inlet: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (CIB) was awarded a grant for $23,450 from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s (DNREC) Universal Recycling Grant and Loan Program to launch “Don’t Chuck Your Shucks,” a … Continue reading
Center for the Inland Bays Worked with Hopkins Dairy Farm to Improve Water Quality in Love Creek
Indian River Inlet: The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announced completion of a project to improve water quality in Love Creek by restricting cattle access to one of its headwater streams.The project is located on the Hopkins Farm, the … Continue reading
Governor Signs Law Bringing Economic and Environmental Benefits of Aquaculture to Delaware
Allows for multimillion dollar industry of harvesting shellfish in Inland Bays On August 28, 2013, at a signing ceremony held at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, Governor Markell signed House Bill 160 to permit shellfish aquaculture in Delaware’s … Continue reading
Chris Bason Named Executive Director of the Center for the Inland Bays
Rehoboth Beach, DE: Chris Bason has been named Executive Director of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays. Bason, who has served as Acting Director of the organization since October 1, was selected after a four-month search conducted by a … Continue reading