Reducing energy consumption at home and in the workplace decreases the cost of the electric bill each month, but it also reduces air and water pollution, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.
Wondering how you can make a difference? There are many ways we can reduce our dependence on plastic and single-use items and help prevent debris from entering the ocean.
Renewable energy comes from natural sources, such as sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat. Delaware supports the use of renewable energy by homeowners and businesses through grant funding, incentives, and technical guidance.
Although wetlands provide important ecosystem services, wetland management programs must compete with many other important issues for attention and funding from local stakeholders and decision-makers. Economic studies are often conducted to relay the value of services and resources provided by natural systems in dollar amounts.
With 25% of Delaware's land area consisting of wetland habitat and the continual loss of wetlands due to sea level rise and development, it is important to understand how healthy our remaining wetlands are.
Delaware Bay shore survey data starting with 1999 which denotes peak spawning occurrences by day and lunar period, proportion of spawning in May (coinciding with shorebird stopovers), average water temperature, index values for female and male crabs per square meter by beach and bay-wide, the annual sex ratio, and index of abundance per beach.
