Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

08/28/2026

Don't you adore a great view? You'll see some great things at the Delaware River Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26. This is FREE family fun.

📍 Wiggins Park, Camden, NJ
📍 Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA

🌎 Hands-on environmental activities
🐦 Live animals & educational programs
🚤 RiverLink Ferry rides between Camden & Philadelphia
🎨 Crafts, games & face painting
🚣 Pedal boat rides
🍴 Food trucks on BOTH sides of the river
🎉 And so much more!


Come for the activities, stay for the food, explore both sides of the river, and make a whole day of it!

FREE admission • Family-friendly • Rain or shine

📅 September 26 | 10 AM–4 PM

👉 Get all the details at DelawareRiverFest.org

# DelRivFest

08/28/2026

It's Science Friday, and we have mussels on tap.

Freshwater mussels are often overlooked. As one of the most imperiled animal groups in North America, they need our attention and support. Our Science and Engagement Coordinator Sally Ehlers talked freshwater mussels at the CRC Watersheds Association's Science on Tap at La Cabra Brewing in Berwyn, PA, and made the case for these natural water filters.

08/24/2026

Behold the forked bluecurls flower (Trichostema dichotomum)!

Spotted in the Pine Barrens recently by our science team. These are annuals in the mint family. Each flower only blooms in the morning and then drops its petals and stamens by midday. It also has a lemony or mint-like scent when crushed. 🌸🥀

08/24/2026

Congratualtions! 👏👏

Schuylkill Action Network

Philadelphia Water Department

PWD has received the American Water Works Association's (AWWA) 2026 Exemplary Source Water Protection Award!

This award recognizes drinking water systems who have developed and are implementing exemplary source water protection programs.

In 2003, PWD created the Schuylkill Action Network, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The Office of Watersheds Watershed Protection Team has led the department in this program built on regional partnerships, upstream investment, long-term monitoring, and emergency preparedness.

“Creating strong partnerships with our upstream neighbors is critical to Philadelphia’s source water protection,” said Matthew Fritch, Watershed Protection Program Manager at PWD. “What makes the [Schuylkill Action Network] successful are perseverance — decades-long collaborations and building trust between partners — and real investment that puts dollars toward programs and projects.”

Read more about PWD’s source water achievements in the AWWA article: www.awwa.org/AWWA-Articles/philadelphias-award-winning-approach-to-protecting-drinking-water

08/12/2026

RSVP to our event! The Delaware River Festival will feature FREE crafts, fantastic river views, and exciting exhibitors. We'll be at Penn's Landing and Wiggins Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.

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Center for Aquatic Sciences Philadelphia Water Department Independence Seaport Museum Delaware River Waterfront New Jersey American Water Camden County Government

08/11/2026

PHOTOGRAPHERS!!
If you live in Camden, Philadelphia, Chester, or Wilmington, show off your camera skills and answer the open call for photos in the River Alive photography show about life in a river city!

DEADLINE: Sept. 6

Photos will be shown at JPEG GALLERY (Jersey Photography Education Gallery) in Camden, NJ

EJM Foundation

Please see the comment section for a link to the submission form 👇👇👇

08/10/2026

What a great night at Carpenters' Hall for this year's Shells of Liberty event in Philadelphia!

Guests enjoyed an evening of oysters, American history, drinks, and science - in a setting Ben Franklin and the Founding Fathers would have appreciated.

PDE's Estuary Science Fellow Kathryn Krueger was there, and our Restoration Science Specialist Thomas Manning gave a talk about the science of oysters and mussels while attendees ate oysters from Fishtown Seafood Company and sipped drinks from Triple Bottom Brewing Company .

Proceeds from the evening will support PDE's mission for clean waters, healthy habitats, and strong communities. Thank you to all who attended!

08/07/2026

Science Friday: Freshwater mussel monitoring! We have mussels in grow baskets all around the Delaware River Watershed, including near the Seaport Museum, and we regularly monitor their condition. The mussels are doing well. 😀

08/06/2026

It's Throwback Thursday!

Our science team demonstrates that the REAL fashion capital is ... the wetlands. Science slays in the latest looks in coastal exploration. 😲🌿
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