Friends of the Nanticoke

Protecting Your River and Wetlands

Friends of the Nanticoke River

We are the voice of the river

We are a citizen's non-profit dedicated to protecting the unique natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the Nanticoke River watershed from its source in Delaware to the Chesapeake Bay

River News Highlights

Aug 9

Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta Returned to the Blades Marina on August 5

After an absence of a few years, the Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta returned to the Blades Marina in Delaware. The weather was nice to...

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May 7

Bay Journal looks at farming impacts

Karl Blankenship of the Bay Journal takes a deep look at the thorny problem of trying to reach the 2025 cleanup goal without major...

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Mar 11

Pipe failure at DAF tank has spilled up to 50,000 gallons of material into adjacent wetlands

Click on the photo above to read the Bay Journal article. The Neighborhood Action Group has a little more information, see...

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Mar 4

Friends of the Nanticoke River join WET in opposing Maryland's Reclaim Renewable Energy Act

The Reclaim Renewable Energy Act - MD Senate Bill 590 and House Bill 718 - proposes to change the energy sources eligible for Maryland's...

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Feb 25

Judicial Review of New Valley Proteins Wastewater Permit is Sought

On Friday, February 17, 2023, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth (DCPG), Friends of the Nanticoke...

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Feb 19

Worcester County will now accept plastics with designations numbered 1 through 7

Worcester County joins Dorchester County and the State of Delaware in accepting virtually all plastic containers. As written in an email...

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Oct 23, 2022

Photos from our 2022 picnic at Cedar Hill Park

It was a beautiful day!

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May 19, 2022

Sussex County Council approves new development buffer ordinance

After what seems to be years of debate and discussion, this week Sussex County has "modernized" their "Drainage and Resource Buffer...

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Apr 24, 2022

Chesapeake Bay Magazine wants you to explore the Nanticoke!

Over the years, John Page Williams has explored Delmarva’s Nanticoke River by canoe, skiff, and trawler.

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