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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces $15 Million for Delaware River Watershed

More than $15 million dollars will support projects in the Delaware River watershed, such as dam removal along the Brandywine River in Wilmington.
Zoe Read
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WHYY
More than $15 million dollars will support projects in the Delaware River watershed, such as dam removal along the Brandywine River in Wilmington.

Removing dams to restore fish passages. Conserving marsh habitat for endangered birds. Creating recreational trails. These are the kinds of projects getting help this year from the Delaware Watershed Conservation and Delaware River Restoration funds.

WHYY’s Zoe Read has more on the grants administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

(Original air-date: 9/3/22)

Zoë Read is WHYY’s watershed reporter. She joined WHYY in 2015 as a multimedia reporter covering Delaware news for the web and FM.