Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Inc
Partnership For The Delaware Estuary Inc
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About this organization
Mission
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, a National Estuary Program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal Delaware River and Bay, which spans Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
About
DURING 2019, PDE CONTINUED A NUMBER OF MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS AND BEGAN NEW ONES BASED ON PARTNERSHIPS CREATED AND GRANTS RECEIVED.SCIENCE AND RESEARCH: PDE CONTINUED MONITORING WETLANDS ACROSS THE DELAWARE ESTUARY AS PART OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL WETLANDS ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, COLLECTING DATA ON WATER QUALITY, ELEVATION, AND PLANTS FOR 7 TIDAL MARSHES WITHIN NJ AND DE. PDE STAFF ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW RESEARCH PROJECT THIS YEAR TO STUDY HOW RISING SEA LEVELS ARE AFFECTING FORESTS ALONG TIDAL MARSH MARGINS. LIVING SHORELINES EFFORTS CONTINUED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ESTUARY. LIVING SHORELINES ARE A MORE NATURAL WAY TO ADDRESS COASTAL EROSION AND SEA LEVEL RISE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY BENEFITS. PDE SCIENTISTS MONITORED AND MAINTAINED 11 LIVING SHORELINES INSTALLATIONS IN NJ AND DE, INCLUDING LIVING SHORELINES SITES AT MONEY ISLAND, NJ AND MISPILLION HARBOR, DE. FRESHWATER MUSSEL RESEARCH CONTINUED IN 2018, AND PDE SCIENCE STAFF CONDUCTED PHYSIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS TO MEASURE THE POLLUTANT REMOVAL RATES OF OYSTERS AND RIBBED MUSSELS FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN LOCAL PONDS AND STREAMS. PLANNING IS ALSO UNDERWAY FOR THE NEW MUSSEL HATCHERY, WHICH WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. AS PART OF THIS OVERALL FRESHWATER MUSSEL RESTORATION EFFORT, A TOTAL OF 111 VOLUNTEERS WERE TRAINED IN 2018 TO SEARCH FOR FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN LOCAL WATERWAYS. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: PDE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO EDUCATE LOCAL CITIZENS ABOUT THE DELAWARE ESTUARY. A NEW RAIN GARDEN WAS PLANTED AT GLASGOW PARK IN NEWARK, DE TO HELP MANAGE STORM WATER, AND PROVIDE HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. A WATERSHED WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS WAS HELD TO INTRODUCE EDUCATORS TO TOPICS RELATED TO THE ESTUARY, AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE INFORMATION AND TRAINING NEEDED TO BRING THESE TOPICS AND LESSONS INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. PDE STAFF PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS, INCLUDING PDE-ORGANIZED EVENTS SUCH AS DELAWARE RIVER FEST, HELD IN CAMDEN AND PHILADELPHIA IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE WILMINGTON EARTH DAY FESTIVAL, HELD IN APRIL. THROUGH THESE EVENTS, PDE REACHED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PDE'S WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THE ESTUARY AND ITS WATERSHED. PDE HOSTED 4 RIVER/STREAM CLEAN UPS TO PROMOTE CLEAN WATER AND LITTER PREVENTION, INCLUDING THE CHRISTINA RIVER CLEANUP IN WILMINGTON, DE, THE SCHUYLKILL SCRUB IN PA, THE SOUTH JERSEY SCRUB IN NJ, AND A UNITED BY BLUE CLEANUP IN PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is listed in the filing as “Partnership for the delaware estuary, inc. (pde), host of the delaware estuary program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal delaware river and bay, which spans delaware, new jersey, and pennsylvania.”.
When discussing its operations, they were characterized as: “Partnership for the delaware estuary, inc. (pde), a national estuary program, leads science-based and collaborative efforts to improve the tidal delaware river and bay, which spans delaware, new jersey, and pennsylvania.”.
- The non-profit's legally reported state of operation is DE.
- The filing states that the non-profit's address in the year 2020 is 110 S POPLAR STREET NO 202, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801.
- The form submitted by the non-profit for 2020 shows a total of 34 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $62,317.
- The organization has 20 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1996.
- The organization pays $1,556,130 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $152,184 in fundraising expenses.