Our partners are so important and we accomplish a lot together. The Delaware Living Shorelines Committee is a work group dedicated to facilitating the understanding, peer review and implementation of living shoreline tactics within the state of Delaware.

The Committee is a voluntary, widespread group with an assortment of partners from different backgrounds. We met twice a year to provide updates, promote and create initiatives, and simply catch up with our members. Currently, membership is open to all across many fields and professions in and outside the state of Delaware. Take a look at our partners below to see just how extensive we are!

SubCommittees:

  • Outreach and Education: Promotes the understanding of living shorelines through trainings and the development of outreach materials, as well as attends events and visits communities when needed

  • Implementation and Management: Create and update framework or documents as needed to aide in the monitoring of living shorelines and provide input to member projects

  • Regulatory, Policy and Programmatic Development: Provide guidance on navigating the regulatory process, coordinate with cost share program, facilitate updates to Statewide Activity Approval and Nationwide permits.

all subcommittees provide Project Updates, Promote programs to aide in the installation of living shorelines, and seeks out demonstration projects.

For questions about the committee please contact olivia.allread@delaware.gov.

Partners

Become a Partner

If you would like to partner with us, fill out the form below and one of our members will get back to you. For general website questions or information, please contact olivia.allread@delaware.gov.

This website is funded in part by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, and maintained by the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.