
Reviewing the challenges — and potential new pressures on the watershed

Reviewing the challenges — and potential new pressures on the watershed

NJ Spotlight News returns to ‘Water’s Edge’ special project

Expert panel discusses issues vital to the health of the watershed
(Jon Hurdle)Annual kayak trip forges bonds based on friendship, conservation and a love of the Delaware
NJ Spotlight NewsMaya van Rossum of Delaware Riverkeeper Network discusses persistent and emerging threats
(Michael Innella, North Jersey Drone Shots LLC)Development pressures continue but oversight lags, advocates warn
(Colleen O'Dea/NJ Spotlight News)New Jersey's iconic crop faces a range of threats from climate change
(Pinelands Preservation Alliance)But encroaching development, pollution and climate change continue to threaten
(Screenshot from T. Johnson video)Millions of people, countless plants and animals live in the threatened Delaware River Watershed.
(G. Shriver/University of Delaware)Could rising seas, more frequent flooding put the saltmarsh sparrow on endangered species list?

(Michael Innella, North Jersey Drone Shots LLC)As cleanup continues in the river and watershed, new threats loom

Examining the progress so far, the prospects of further restoration and the hazards still ahead