Pages Categorized With: "Beaches"
CoastSnap DE
Visitors to two of Delaware’s most popular beaches can help collect valuable data needed to monitor Delaware’s changing coastline. And all they need is their smartphone. CoastSnap DE is part of a global community science project that places simple camera mounts at beaches. Visitors are invited to takeEconomic Analysis for Shoreline Management
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has commissioned a study to explore the economic benefits of beach nourishment and to begin to develop new approaches to funding projects needed to maintain Delaware’s shorelines. This will be a public process, with public meetings to present information to Delaware residents andDelaware Inland Bay and Delaware Bay Coast Coastal Storm Risk Management Study
The Coastal Storm Risk Management Study of the Delaware Inland Bays and Delaware Bay Coast (known as the Back Bay Study) will explore potential storm risk management problems and flood risk reduction solutions. It will recommend risk reduction solutions that increase community resilience to coastal storms. Statement fromCoastal Construction Permits
The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship manages permits and approvals under the regulatory programs that govern coastal construction in Delaware.Contact Us
Jennifer Luoma Pongratz 302-608-5502
Questions and Answers
A collection of common questions, and answers, about the coastal construction regulatory program. The Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Shoreline and Waterway Management Section has a series of maps that show the location of the Building Line.Adopt-a-Beach
DNREC’s Adopt-A-Beach program is a partnership between the department and Delaware volunteers, working in tandem to protect and enhance Delaware’s beaches.Contact Us
Jennifer Luoma Pongratz Environmental Scientist 302-608-5500
Beach Grass Planting
Volunteers are the backbone of Delaware’s shoreline stabilization. Every spring since 1990, except when pandemic conditions prevented it, dedicated volunteers have stabilized Delaware’s sand dunes by planting more than 5 million stems of Cape American beach grass along ocean and bay beaches. The 34th Annual Beach Grass PlantingYou Can Help Protect Beaches and Dunes
There are several ways property owners and visitors can preserve and protect beaches and dunes.Contact Us
Shoreline and Waterway Management Section 302-608-5500
Beaches and Shorelines
The DNREC Shoreline and Waterway Management Section works to maintain and improve Delaware’s beaches, shorelines and waterways.Contact Us
Shoreline and Waterway Management Section 302-608-5500