This month, DRBC staff participated in several outreach events hosted by partners.

Staff participated in 5th Annual Sustainability Conference at Swarthmore College, hosted by Delaware County, Pa. Staff shared information about DRBC programs, in particular, our Water Resources Resilience Plan. 

• DRBC Water Resources Resilience Plan

Tables are set up in a hallway at Swarthmore College for the
Delaware Co. Sustainability Conference. Photo by the DRBC.

DRBC staff attended the free Outdoor Sports Expo in Matamoras, Pa., hosted by Pa. State Representative Jeff Olsommer (PA-139). Staff had a great time chatting with attendees and other vendors about recreational opportunities in the region and our ongoing Creel Survey, which is a volunteer angler survey about their experiences fishing the waters of the Delaware River Basin. 

• DRBC and Partners to Conduct Angler Survey (news release issued March 3, 2026)

The DRBC table at the Outdoor Sports Expo. Photo by the DRBC.

DRBC staff participated in the inaugural Drink the Delaware celebration at the Independence Seaport Museum (ISM), Philadelphia, Pa. Hosted by ISM and Home Brewed Events, Drink the Delaware attendees enjoyed samples from local breweries, cideries, distilleries and more, as well as learned about how water is used in the process and why it's important to keep our region's waterways clean. Staff were on hand to talk about DRBC programs, in particular, how our work protecting source water quality ensures clean drinking water for millions.

• DRBC Water Quality Programs

DRBC's Anthony Pontarelli (L) and Avery Lentini at Drink the Delaware. 
Photo courtesy of Stephen Lyford.