As part of a month-long celebration of Earth Day in April 2025, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking volunteers to join this year’s cleanup event at Concord Pond, a popular fishing and boating destination near Seaford. Volunteers are asked to pre-register for the event to be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 5.
The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship, in partnership with Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, will host the annual cleanup organized to help improve local water quality and support wildlife habitat. Volunteers will arrive in the parking area at the intersection of Concord Pond Road (Road 516) and Henry Drive in Seaford, where supplies, drinking water, and light snacks will be available.
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Trash bags, gloves and trash grabbers will be provided, though participants are encouraged to bring their own trash grabbers. Volunteers will remove trash from both the tidal and nontidal areas around the pond and creek.
Concord Pond is located in the Deep Creek Watershed and drains directly into the creek at the cleanup site.
The Deep Creek watershed is within the larger Nanticoke River Watershed and Chesapeake Bay Basin. Participating in voluntary activities such as cleanups and plantings benefits the health of local waterways and ecosystems, as well as the larger waterbodies they drain into.
The Deep Creek Watershed has been able to support underwater grasses known as submerged aquatic vegetation, which fish use for spawning, cover, and nurseries.
The watershed has also been impacted by nonpoint source pollution, which can make it difficult for vegetation and other aquatic species to thrive. Nonpoint source pollution originates from a variety of places and can be from fertilizers, animal waste, septic systems, litter, and other sources.
Planting buffers of trees and plants along waterways can help catch, absorb, and filter pollutants.
Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.
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Source: delawarelive.com…
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