Protecting a Critical Waterway
The Delaware River provides clean drinking water for 17 million people in four states.

Program Overview
Restoring the Delaware River
Emerging in New York's Catskill Mountains, the Delaware River's east and west branches form to become one of the only free-flowing major rivers remaining in the eastern U.S.

Places We Protect
Delaware Bayshores
The 3,420-square mile Delaware Bayshores spans from Delaware across the bay to the southernmost counties of New Jersey and harbors some of the most important habitats on the U.S. East Coast.