Work Along Weekends
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Brandywine Red Clay Events
Upcoming Event
Christina Basin Task Force Bus Tour
September 18 @ 9:00 am
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
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Volunteer Work Day
BRC is looking for volunteers to help us prepare the Myrick Conservation Center for the upcoming season, which includes the Victory Garden, Summer Music Series, and our popular Summer Camp. … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree planting … Continued
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Work Along Weekends
Stay busy and join Land Steward, Carl Hutchinson, in an effort to improve to BRC’s nature preserves. Assist with a variety of tasks including invasive species removal, trail clearing, tree … Continued