Division of Soil and Water Conservation

Thank You Delaware Bay is a campaign developed and designed for showcasing the beauty  and amenities of the Delaware Bay and to encourage actions that will help protect the bay's health and resources. The TYDB campaign sprang from a collaboration of the Division of Soil and Water Conservation, Delaware Coastal Programs, The Nature Conservancy and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary.

Answer a casting call for the Thank You Delaware Bay web site at the State Fair July 17-26 by making your own TYDB video testimonial!

Big coastal storm buffets Cape Henlopen and Delaware Bay communities

The recent coastal storm arrived unusually late in the season, and was quite intense. The rare spring nor'easter brought flooding in the town of Bethany (upper photo) and elsewhere as it buffeted Delaware's coast. The adjacent photo shows the bulwark effects of protective dunes on Bethany Beach, and Cape Henlopen State Park, in holding back the storm surge and wave actions.

While the dunes took a hit from the big storm, they nevertheless proved effective in limiting storm damage along the oceanfront. Delaware Bay communities in all three counties experienced extensive flooding. Much of Broadkill Beach, bottom left photo, was under water and another structure along a Delaware beach was taken off its pilings out to sea. More photos.