U.S. Senator Carper tours natural barriers protecting communities in Delaware

DEWEY BEACH, Del. – Today, Dewey Beach town officials and the Delaware Center for Inland Bays met with U.S. Senator Tom Carper to discuss sea-level rise as well as a recently completed environmental project.

Today, the shoreline project at Read Avenue in Dewey Beach was discussed.

This project is part of the town’s Living Shoreline Initiative, which aims to improve water quality and provide habitat for native species to thrive. The project includes natural materials like oyster shells that will help protect communities from erosion and flooding.

“Those projects are very important because they help teach the public and decision-makers about how living shorelines work, what they look like, how people can employ those techniques on their own property,” said Science & Restoration Coordinator at the Delaware Center for Inland Bays Dr. Marianne Walch.

The Delaware Center for Inland Bays new natural barrier will also protect homes, businesses, and infrastructure in the area from high tides as well as storm surge flooding.