Workshops
Events marked "webinar" have recordings available at the bottom of the page, or on YouTube.
Nov. 8, 2023 (Webinar Availalble Soon)
- Magical Meadows
Presented by Beth Wasden, Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Deputy Director - Urban and Community Forestry
Presented by Taryn Davidson, Delaware Forest Service - Urban and Community Forestry Program Director (Acting)
Oct. 11, 2023 (Webinar Availalble Soon)
- Introduction to Tax Ditches
Presented by Wes Allen, SCD Tax Ditch Project Manager - Simplifying Designer Ditches
Presented by John Sandkuhler, Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Restoration Coordinator - Right of Way Invasive Plant Management
Presented by Blake Moore, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent
oct. 13, 2022 (POWERPOINT ONLY)
- Stormwater 101 Workshop
Presented by Jessica Watson, SCD sediment and stormwater program manager
(NOTE: presentation updated 10/21/2022, recording from 11/4/21 available)
Nov. 4, 2021 (Webinar)
- Stormwater Workshop
Presented by Jessica Watson, SCD sediment and stormwater program manager
OCT. 8, 2021 (Webinar)
- Turfgrass Best Management Practices
Presented by John Emerson, Jr., University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent - Post-event Q & A (pdf) (updated 10/13/2021)
AUG. 13, 2020 (Webinar)
- Emergency Preparedness
Presented by Jessica Watson, SCD sediment and stormwater program manager - Algae Control in Stormwater Ponds
Presented by Blake Moore, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent - Invasive Weed Management
Presented by Todd Davis, Delaware Department of Agriculture Environmental Program Mgr.
June 18, 2020 (Webinar)
- Understanding Drainage and Conveyance in Delaware
Presented by Jessica Watson, SCD sediment and stormwater program manager - Stormwater Preventative Maintenance
Presented by Blake Moore, University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent - Turfgrass Water Management
Presented by John Emerson, Jr., University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Agent
APRIL 16, 2020 (Webinar)
- Sustainable Landscapes: Community Open Space Workshop
Presented by Dr. Sue Barton, University of Delaware department of plant and soil sciences.
FEB. 20, 2020 (POWERPOINT ONLY)
- Sediment and Stormwater Facilities in Your Community
Presented by Jessica Watson, SCD sediment and stormwater program manager - Community Drainage Challenges and Common Solutions
Presented by Matt Messina, SCD project manager - Landscaping Stormwater Ponds with Native Plants
Presented by Jim Passwaters, owner of Sussex Landscaping, LLC
TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR STORMWATER MAINTENANCE
Pond maintenance companies
- Envirotech Environmental Consulting
- Lake Source Aquatic Habitat Management
- Solitude Lake Management
- Tributaries Ecological Restoration
Resources
- University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
- Soil Testing
- Lawn & Garden Help
- Backyard Composting
- Water Conservation
- Livable Lawns & Sustainable Landscapes
- Plant & Insect Diagnostics
- Master Gardner & Master Naturalist
- DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship
- Water Quality
- Wetlands
- Drainage & Stormwater
- Beaches
- Waterways
- Conservation
- DNREC Maintaining Tax Ditches in Your Back Yard (pdf)
- DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife - Mosquito Control
- The Southern Delaware Office, 302-422-1512, serves the southern half of Kent County south of Dover and all of Sussex County.
- Sussex County Public Works
- Sussex County Engineering Department
Frequently Asked Questions
Coming Soon
Native Plant Links
- USDA Plant Database
- Delaware Wildflowers
- Arbor Day Foundation
- National Wildlife Federation
- Audobon Society