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

Arrow Island, Delaware River
Arrow Island, on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.
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George C Gress
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.