Octavia Feliciano

Dec 23, 2024 | delawarecurrents.org | Octavia Feliciano

Dry conditions have prompted the posting of drought watches and warnings in many pockets of the Delaware River watershed, and the declaration of a “water supply emergency” by the Delaware River Basin Commission. Though the river itself is not in a state of drought, fish and wildlife in the watershed are feeling the impacts of the prolonged lack of precipitation — in ways both positive and negative.

Oct 29, 2024 | delawarecurrents.org | Octavia Feliciano

The Delaware River and Bay Authority secured a $20 million federal grant to help cover the cost of designing and buying a new diesel/electric hybrid ferry for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry fleet. Since its operations began in 1964, more than 50 million passengers have traversed the 17-mile span between Cape May, N.J., and Lewes, Del., aboard the three-vessel fleet, which welcomes foot traffic, vehicles and bicycles.

Oct 11, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Octavia Feliciano

Better counting means better data “Our visitation did jump from 2022 to 2023, and part of that is that more people are coming to the Upper Delaware, but part of that is also that we have a better tracking system,” Peterec said.

Oct 11, 2024 | delawarecurrents.org | Octavia Feliciano

Visitors to the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River spent $16.6 million in nearby communities, supporting a total of 157 jobs, $8.5 million in labor income and resulting in an estimated cumulative economic output of $21 million, according to a Park Service report. The top five sectors for visitor spending were: lodging, restaurants, gas, groceries and retail.

Sep 23, 2024 | delawarecurrents.org | Octavia Feliciano

Public tours of the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse off Cape Henlopen, Del., have been halted indefinitely after a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report raised safety concerns about accessing the site and found needed repair costs to be near or more than $100 million. Built in 1926, the lighthouse sits offshore at the south end of the 8,000-foot-long Harbor of Refuge breakwater.