Delaware's Floodplain Management Newsletter (DNREC)

Interesting information about FEMA can be found in the Delaware’s Floodplain Management Newsletter  The First State Watermark – January 2015

Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge Restoration Project

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is seeking a Federal Consistency Determination from DNREC.  Below is the Public Notice:

DNREC – Delaware Coastal Programs

PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DELAWARE
COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE FOLLOWING:

USFWS Prime Hook NWR Proposed Restoration Project (2015.0006)

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to restore the historic
tidal circulation and saltmarsh habitat within the Prime Hook National
Wildlife Refuge. This project will include closing the shoreline
breaches by placing 1.1 million cubic yards of hydraulically dredged
material along 6,375 linear feet of shoreline adjacent to Unit II
using material from a near-shore borrow site. Additionally, 113,739
linear feet of channels within Units II and III will be excavated to
20-40 feet wide and -2.5 to -3.5 feet deep to enhance habitat
diversity and increase tidal circulation. Information for this project
is available for review by contacting the Delaware Coastal Programs.
Comments concerning this Federal Consistency Determination will be
accepted for 20 days from the date of this notice.

Residents of Slaughter Beach can show their support of this Project by submitting comments to:

Delaware Coastal Programs
Ms. Sarah W. Cooksey, Administrator
5 E. Reed St., Suite 201,
Dover, DE, 19901.
For additional information please call (302) 739-9283.

 

A recent article about Prime Hook NWR can be found here.

 

S.B. Registered as a Community Wildlife Habitat

Slaughter Beach has been registered by The National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat.  The next step will is to achive all the required goals to be certified.  Here is the press release from NWF and Delaware Nature Society: Registered Community

Also an article about the program from WDDE.

Ten new Certified Habitat signs will be posted on yards though out Town soon.   We are inching closer to  having the Town Certified as a Wildlife Habitat Community.  More yards are needed to fulfill our goal to be certified by Spring.  For more on what it entails go to the Programs/Initiative Tab and click on the Habitat Certification Initiative. Or you can download the application here: HabitatCertificationApplication.  If you have any questions you can email us at slaughterbeep@comcast.net.  Check us out on Facebook too.  Help us get the Town Certified by participating in the Initiative.