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Urban Waters
Connecting Urban Youth to Waterways across the Delaware River
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary recently held its second webinar series.
This series was on behalf of the Urban Waters Federal Partnershipfor local organizations to share their educational programming stories that connect urban youth to their local waterways. The first webinar took place on Nov. 2 with speakers from the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, the Discovery Center in Philadelphia, and the Brandywine River Shad Project. PDE held the second webinar on Nov. 10 with speakers from UrbanPromise and the Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, both based in Camden, New Jersey. The third webinar took place on Nov. 17 with speakers from the Delaware Museum of Natural History and the Alliance for Watershed Education of the Delaware River.
The Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) works to restore and reconnect urban communities to their waterways by improving coordination among federal agencies with local and community-led efforts. The Delaware River Urban Waters program is focused within the cities of Wilmington, Philadelphia, Chester, and Camden. Click here to view any of the Urban Waters webinars. You can also go to Youtube.com/DEEstuary

This article relates to the Delaware Estuary Program’s Comprehensive Conservation & Management Plan -- Goal 2: Improve Public Awareness & Stakeholder Engagement-- C2.2 Utilize events to increase stewardship and engage new people