DE Center for the Inland Bays

10/14/2026

🌷 This past spring, the Bishop’s Landing community began transforming an underutilized area around one of its stormwater ponds into a vibrant native plant buffer. Now, months later, the landscape is taking root—showing what time, patience, and a shared vision can do. 🌟

The 450-foot pond buffer, installed by Tributaries, helps reduce erosion and sediment, filter pollutants carried by stormwater runoff, and provide valuable habitat for wildlife. It’s a great example of what can happen when communities and partners work together to turn shared open spaces into something living and meaningful.

This project was funded by the Bays to Backyards program through a combination of Energize Delaware and Sustainable Communities Grant funding, along with a private donation from Storyhill Farm.

Learn more about the Bays to Backyards program: https://inlandbays.org/bays-to-backyards/

10/13/2026

☕ Join us for the upcoming RASCL Coffee Hour!

Join us Monday, October 19, at James Farm Ecological Preserve to learn more about the Bays to Backyards Community Engagement Program and Developing Delaware’s New Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Participants will also have the opportunity to tour Resilient Earth, Resilient Communities, a traveling exhibit developed by the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR).

📅 Monday, October 19
⏰ 10–11:15 a.m.
📍 James Farm Ecological Preserve, Ocean View, DE

Full event details and registration can be found at derascl.org/coffee-hours.

We hope to see you there!

10/12/2026

🕷️🦀 Who’s ready to get a little creepy and curious? 🎃

Join us at James Farm Ecological Preserve on October 21 from 3–5:30 PM for Creepy Crawlies, a free kids’ program exploring some of the bizarre and fascinating invertebrates that live all around us!

We’ll learn about critters like spiders, crabs, and insects, and if time allows, head out onto the Preserve to see what we can find. We’ll wrap up with a nature-inspired craft based on the creatures we discover! 🔎🍂

Come celebrate Halloween with some of nature’s coolest creepy crawlies! 👀

📅 October 21
⏰ 3–5:30 PM
📍 James Farm Ecological Preserve
Register here: https://app.betterunite.com/delawarecenterfortheinlandbays-creepycrawlies

10/10/2026

🌊🎃 Join the Center at the 2026 Sea Witch Festival! 🐢👻

We’re bringing the Center to the Sea Witch Festival, and we’d love for you to join us! Come walk with the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, celebrate our watershed, and help us bring some Inland Bays spirit to the parade route. 💙

📅 Saturday, October 24
📍 Rehoboth Avenue, Rehoboth Beach

Want to march with us? Sign up through Better Impact today! Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or just want to join in on the fun, we’d love to have you with us. 🎉

👉 Sign up here: bttr.im/tfqv0

Come celebrate the Inland Bays with us—and keep an eye out for our truck and a special terrapin guest! 🐢💙

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

10/09/2026

🌎 Monitoring Our Planet

Long-term monitoring gives scientist the information they need to better understand the places we call home. By collecting data consistently over time, we can build a clearer picture of the health and condition of our ecosystems and use that knowledge to guide research, restoration, and stewardship.

At the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, we contribute to this long-term record through monitoring efforts that include submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and salt marshes.

This work also supports the Center's State of the Bays report, which brings together long-term data collected by the Center and our partners.

Every observation adds another piece to the picture, and together, those pieces help us better understand and care for the Inland Bays.

Visit the Resilient Earth, Resilient Communities traveling exhibit at James Farm Ecological Preserve to learn more about how observing our planet can help communities prepare, adapt, and build resilience.

The exhibit is free and open to the public through October 24!
📍 James Farm Ecological Preserve
🕙 Saturdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
🕐 Sundays, 1–3 p.m.

10/09/2026

🌊 When the Shoreline Starts to Shift 🌊

Erosion is a natural process, but along our coast, too much erosion can create challenges for people, wildlife, and places we call home.

Sometimes, the effects are hyperlocal, like watching the shoreline in front of your house slowly disappear. Other times, erosion can affect larger stretches of coastline, like the beaches around Indian River Inlet.

Erosion can threaten roads, bridges, and house foundations, while also affecting the land that supports important habitats like salt marshes and maritime forests. As sediment washes into our waterways, it can bury clams and oysters, disrupt fish habitat, and interfere with boating channels.

In the Inland Bays, we generally have too little sediment, making it especially important to understand where sediment is moving and how we can protect our shorelines.

There are ways we can build resilience. Healthy marshes, living shorelines, and other natural approaches can help protect the places where land and water meet while providing important habitats for wildlife.

🌎 Want to learn more? Visit our Community Resilience Resources page to explore erosion and seven other concerns identified by watershed residents. Find information, resources, and ideas for helping create a more resilient Inland Bays watershed.

🔗 Explore the resources at inlandbays.org/community-resilience-resources/

10/08/2026

Resilience starts with all of us. 🌱

Building a more resilient watershed starts with connecting people to the natural world and giving them opportunities to learn, explore, and take action.

From hands-on experiences at James Farm to programs like Bays to Backyards, we’re helping people of all ages become stewards of the places we call home.

Together, we can care for our water, wildlife, and communities—and help build a more resilient Inland Bays watershed.

Visit the NSF NCAR & UCAR Resilient Earth, Resilient Communities exhibit at James Farm Ecological Preserve to learn more about how observing our planet can help us understand and protect the places we call home.

The exhibit is free and open to the public through October 24!

📍 James Farm Ecological Preserve
🕙 Saturdays, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
🕐 Sundays, 1–3 p.m.

Come take a closer look at the science behind resilience! 🌱🌊

10/08/2026

🌊 Center staff members were happy to roll up their sleeves and volunteer at DNREC's annual Coastal Cleanup on September 19th! 🗑️

Alongside volunteers from across Delaware, we spent the day at Delaware Seashore State Park - South Inlet, helping remove litter and debris from our coastal communities, keeping trash out of our waterways and habitats!

Every piece of little we pick up is one less piece that can make its way into the Inland Bays. We're grateful to Delaware DNREC for organizing this annual event and to everyone who came out to lend a hand!

10/08/2026

🍂🎃 Looking for a fun, nature-inspired way to celebrate Halloween with the whole family?

Our friends at ROOTS Farm & Forest School are hosting Halloween Family Yoga on October 24 at 10 a.m.! 🌿🧘‍♀️

This special morning will bring families together for movement, mindfulness, nature-inspired activities, and time outdoors—all while enjoying a little Halloween fun. 👻

At the Center for the Inland Bays, we believe that spending time outside and building connections with the natural world helps inspire a deeper sense of care for the places we call home.

Check out the flyer for all the details and scan the QR code to register! 🍁

🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗬𝗢𝗚𝗔 👻

Join us for a playful Halloween-themed yoga experience designed for children and their grown-ups! 🧘‍♀️🍂

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00–11:00 AM
📍 Roots Farm & Forest School — Georgetown, DE
🎃 Ages 3–10 + participating adult
💛 Donation-based

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

🧘 Kid-friendly yoga & movement
🌿 Nature-inspired yoga & interactive stations
🤝 Partner poses, teamwork, connection & learning life skills
💨 Mindfulness, breathing & relaxation

Grown-ups are encouraged to participate alongside their child throughout the class. No yoga experience is necessary — all experience levels are welcome!

🎒 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴:

💧 Water bottle
🧘 Yoga mat or towel
🍂 Comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing

🌳 This is an outdoor class at Roots Farm & Forest School.

🌧️ 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: If there is inclement weather, registered participants will be contacted and the class will be canceled.

👉 Register here: https://pci.jotform.com/form/262714119212146

📧 Questions? - [email protected]

10/07/2026

🍂 Shop our Fall Merch Store here! 🍂

https://stores.inksoft.com/DE_Center_For_Inland_Bays_Fall26/shop/home

Only open until October 19!