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8/26/2013

Volunteers Pre-Registration for Delaware Coastal Clean-Up

27th Annual Delaware Coastal Clean-up Is Scheduled for September 21

Help keep the Delaware Coast pristine!

Volunteer Pre-Registration has begun for the 27th Annual Delaware Coastal Clean-up, set for September 21, 2013. The morning event begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at noon on nearly 50 sites along Delaware's 97-mile coast, wetlands, and watershed.

The Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Clean-up, the world's largest of its type, helps to organize local events like the one in Delaware.

For more information, call Clean-up Coordinator Joanna Wilson at 302-739-9902.

To register as a volunteer, go to:

www.dnrec.delaware.gov/CoastalCleanup

Labor Day Sale: Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam in Kindle, Nook, & Kobo,
now $2.99 (reg $7.99)

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3/19/2013

Surfrider Foundation, Delaware Chapter, Requests Volunteers for Dune Grass Planting on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Volunteers are needed! 3/23/2013 9 AM Dune Grass Planting

The Delaware Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has sent out the following letter requesting assistance in replenishing our beach dunes with sea grass. Join in with this valuable effort to save our Delaware seacoast:

"DNREC is sponsoring a dune grass planting to assist our battered beaches throughout the state. The Delaware Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation wants volunteers to help at the Indian River Inlet, North Side. Specifically, we will be planting in Savages Ditch, about 1/2 mile north of Indian River Inlet. Park at the Savages Ditch Bayside Parking area, and plant on the dunes on the oceanfront. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH KIDS – THIS WILL REQUIRE WALKING ACROSS ROUTE ONE. This time of year that’s probably not a big deal.

Register with DNREC here but choose Delaware Seashore State Park as your desired planting location
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Shoreline/Pages/
BeachGrassPlanting.aspx

Check the Chapter’s Facebook Page for event info and to connect with us.

If anyone has a surf tag, you can drive on the beach right there at Savages Ditch.

Here is a primer on the plant we will be planting. Instructions included http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_ambr.pdf

Thanks! We hope to see you there.

Help protect our oceans, waves and beaches. Make a difference and join the
Surfrider Foundation today! Click the link to join:
http://www.surfrider.org/membership?source=CH17 ."

Surfrider Foundation Delaware Chapter
P.O. Box 1114
Millsboro, DE 19966
Email: chair@delaware.surfrider.org
vice-chair@delaware.surfrider.org
Website: www.surfrider.org/delaware

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7/21/2012

DNREC Tests the Water at the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean Beaches

Making the Delaware Beaches Safer Through Quality Beach Water Testing by DNREC

Why does Dr. Kate Connors worry about beach water quality in Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam? First of all, she is the mother of a precocious three-year-old daughter and she loves her dearly. Which parent among us wouldn't pay attention to our child's surroundings, especially in new places like on vacation at the beach? Our first concern would be strangers, followed by activity safety, which includes monitoring how close our child gets to the water, or how far into the water our child goes, or how deep of water our child swims in. Then we think of sharks! (Sorry. But that topic does lurk in the back of most parents' minds, whether they care to admit it or not.) More realistically, in terms of probability of contact, we scan the water's surface for the bobbling, rounded shape of jellyfish. But how many of us also see this standard beach scene through the microscopic and macroscopic eyes of a scientist?

Kate Connors is a scientist, a medical researcher studying the effects of bacteria on the human body. Specifically, she studies Bacillus nocturne, a normally passive, estuary bacteria that floats harmlessly in rivers, bays and oceans. Why does she study this bacteria? Because the organization that hired her, the Institute for Public Policy and Safety, knows that someone has genetically altered Bacillus nocturne. Kate sees danger where we see children laughing and tumbling in the surf.

Is there a problem with our beach water quality in the United States? Yes, in some places. A few years ago, I found a sign posted by DNREC, Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, at an entrance to an inland bay beach. It read:

“The waters of the Inland Bays may contain organisms that could be harmful to your health. Swimming could result in an increased risk of rashes, infections or gastrointestinal distress, especially during and after rainfall. For your health and safety, please swim at beaches with lifeguards where the water quality is tested weekly. For information on beach water quality or to report illnesses resulting from contact with these waters, please call 1-800-922-WAVE or visit www.dnrec.state.de.us.”

Have you seen water quality warning signs near any of the beaches you've visited? What did they say?

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Volunteers Pre-Registration for Delaware Coastal Clean-Up

27th Annual Delaware Coastal Clean-up Is Scheduled for September 21

Surfrider Foundation, Delaware Chapter, Requests Volunteers for Dune Grass Planting on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Volunteers are needed! 3/23/2013 9 AM Dune Grass Planting

DNREC Tests the Water at the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean Beaches

Making the Delaware Beaches Safer Through Quality Beach Water Testing by DNREC

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