Are you a conservation professional or volunteer? Join us for the 2026 Christina Basin Task Force Bus Tour. This year’s tour focuses on the Brandywine Creek as a drinking water source, dam removal on the Brandywine, brownfield remediation on the Christina River and urban green stormwater infrastructure sites. Tour sites include:

• Porter Water Drinking Water Treatment Plant– tour of the water treatment process and current issues with water quality with Mary Neutz, City of Wilmington.
• Johnston Park Bioretention Project– City of Wilmington, featuring three bioretention basins presented by Kelly Wilson, Delaware Nature Society
• Rooftop of ShopRite Shopping Center– Unique birds-eye- view of CBR4 brownfield and remediation sites installed over the past 30 years and a view of new projects in design along the Christina River, with John Cargill and Todd Keyser, DNREC.
• Lunch at Riverfront Market at City of Wilmington- lunch on your own (pay for what you like) choose from pizza, peruvian rotisserie, poke bowl, thai, salad, sandwich or tacos.  See full list at: https://riverfrontwilm.com/location/riverfront-market/  (or if you prefer, bring your own lunch)
• Walking tour of Riverfront rain garden and wetland plantings with Marian Young, Brightfields
• Visit Breck’s Mill Dam and see the former site of Dam #6 (duPont) and learn about dam removal on Brandywine Creek  on a pleasant walk along the Brandywine Creek with Jim Shanahan of Brandywine River Restoration Trust

You can register at:  https://bit.ly/4hwZWpV

See flyer attached for details.

Many thanks for Martha Narvaez for helping with the tour planning and our sponsors helping to cover a portion of bussing costs.

Sponsored by:  Delaware DNREC, University of Delaware Water Resources Center, Chester County Conservation District and Brandywine Red Clay Alliance