The DGS is again hosting a research symposium with presentations on Delaware Geology. This meeting is targeting geoscience professionals as well as planners, engineers, and others that use geologic data. Documentation for PG credits will be available for those attending.
This report provides an overview of new and ongoing DGS programs and activities from July 2023 to July 2024. For previous reports, please refer to the page: https://www.dgs.udel.edu/newsletter
The DGS has begun a multi-year project to install new groundwater monitoring infrastructure and collect baseline data in Sussex County, Delaware. This project is a continuation of a larger effort to construct a statewide groundwater monitoring network.
Sea-level rise is causing saltwater to move from coastal marshes and tidal creeks inland over forests and croplands.
The report “Recommendation of Sea-Level Rise Planning Scenarios for Delaware: Technical Report” was selected as the winner of the 2019 John C. Frye Memorial Award.
John Callahan, climate scientist with the Delaware Geological Survey, made several presentations at the Delaware Wetlands Conference, held Jan. 31-Feb. 1, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Water streams in from the bays and Atlantic Ocean, sweeping over the Delaware beach area — no mercy for the vacation homes dotting the shore.
