Author: Andrea Stewart

Saturday April 22nd *Earth Day* at 8:00 AM

Andrea Stewart

Gliding through rolling hills, farms and forests, large and small towns, the Brandywine, White Clay, and Red Clay Creeks, and Christina River constitute the watershed of the Christina River Basin, before continuing into the Delaware River.  This watershed provides more than 75% of the water supply for residents and businesses in New Castle County, Delaware.

The Christina River Watershed Cleanup’s mission has always been the removal of man-made debris from within this beautiful watershed, while raising public awareness for pollution prevention.  Since the Cleanup began in 1992, more than 360 tons of tires, appliances, household items, and other trash have been cleared from within the watershed.

Join hundreds of volunteers and help clean the single most important natural resource in our region!  A solid effort is needed each year to keep each of these waterways as free from debris as possible while also improving wildlife habitat.

Do you have a few hours to spend along Naamans Creek in northern Delaware?  How about you and your coworkers volunteering near I-95 within Churchmans Marsh?  What about a little time working near White Clay Creek, in Delaware or Pennsylvania?

Environmental Scholarship in Memory of
Edward ‘Ned’ Webb Cooch, Jr.

Andrea Stewart

The Edward W. Cooch, Jr. Environmental Scholarship fund has been established to honor the late Mr. Cooch, or simply Ned, as he was known to family and friends. As an avid environmentalist with a deep passion for the natural lands and water resources of Delaware, Ned was one of the founders of the Christina Conservancy and a driving force behind the creation of the Christina River Watershed Cleanup.

See the Cooch Environmental Scholarship Guidelines

Contact the Christina Conservancy to Contribute to the Cooch Scholarship

Naamans Creek

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Meeting Place: East end of F & N Shopping Center (near Wells Fargo).

Lunch is at 11:30 AM

Directions: Take I-95 or Route 141 to Route 202 North. Follow 202 and turn onto Route 92 / Naamans Road. Cross Grubb Road and then Foulk Road. Turn right into shopping center.

Fox Point State Park

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Fox Point Cleanup Volunteers

NEW Meeting Place!  Cleanup volunteers will meet near the back parking lot (NOT at one of the pavilions at the front of the park).  Please follow Cleanup signs to the back of the park.

Directions from Points South: Take I-495 North to exit #4 Edgemoor Road and bear left on exit ramp.  At stop sign, turn left onto Hay Road.  Park entrance is 0.2 miles straight ahead.

Directions from Points North: Take I-495 South to exit #4B Edgemoor Road.  At top of ramp, bear right onto Edgemoor Road.  At first intersection, turn left onto Hay Road.  Park entrance is 0.4 miles straight ahead.

Riverfront Wilmington

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Volunteers returning to the Riverfront

Meeting Place: Public dock behind 600 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.

The Riverfront offers FREE parking in Lot K, located off Beech Street, between Shipyard Drive and Judy Johnson Drive, with the entrance across from Penn Cinema. Look for the tent and tables behind restaurants along the Riverfront. Volunteers will sign-in and be taken to a Cleanup location by boat.

NOTE: Please dress in layers and be prepared for muddy, uneven conditions.

Directions from Points South: Take I-95 North to Exit 6 in Wilmington and turn right onto Maryland Avenue. Take the second right onto Read Street.  Turn right onto South Madison Street and turn left onto Beech Street. Turn right after Delaware Children’s Museum and park away from restaurants.

Directions from Points North: Take I-95 South to Exit 6 for Route 9 / Fourth Street toward Route 4 / Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and continue onto North Jackson Street.  Use the middle lane to turn left onto M.L. King Jr Boulevard. Turn right onto South Madison Street and turn left onto Beech Street. Turn right after Delaware Children’s Museum and park away from restaurants.

Newport Boat Ramp

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Meeting Place: Newport Boat Ramp (Harvey Drive, Newport, DE 19804). Volunteers will sign-in and then board small boats for a short ride to areas of concern.

NOTE: Please wear rubber boots or old sneakers
appropriate for wet, muddy, uneven ground.

Directions from Delaware 141 North: Take Exit 4 toward Newport / Stanton.  Turn right at bottom of ramp onto East Market Street.  Make first right onto South Walnut Street.  Then make first right onto East Ayre Street.  At second stop sign, turn left onto South James Street.  Make next left onto East Water Street.  Turn right onto Copper Drive.  Make first left on onto Harvey Drive.  Make next right onto Thomas Drive which will lead to boat ramp/parking area.

Directions from Points North: Follow I-95 South toward Wilmington.  Take Exit 5B (DE Rt. 141 North – Newport). Follow directions from DE-141 North.

Directions from Points South: Follow I-95 North toward Wilmington and take Exit 5A (DE-141 South – New Castle/Newport).  Merge onto Airport Road (signs for New Castle Airport).  Go straight at first traffic signal.  Turn left at second traffic signal onto DE-141 North.  Follow directions from DE-141 North.

Volunteers returning to Newport

New Castle County Hope Center

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Volunteers in New Castle

Meeting Place: Behind center at 365 Airport Road, New Castle, DE 19720

Directions from Points North: Follow I-95 South toward Wilmington. Take Exit 5A-5B for DE-141 North toward Newport. Take Exit 5A on the left for DE-141 South toward US-202 S/US-13/New Castle. Keep right at the fork and merge onto DE-141 S/US-202 S. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Airport Road.  Center will be on the right side.

Directions from Points South: Follow I-95 North toward Delaware Memorial Bridge / Wilmington. Take Exit 5A toward DE-141 S/U.S.202 S/New Castle/New Castle County Airport. Turn right onto Airport Road. Center will be on the right side.


Hale-Byrnes House

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Meeting Place: 606 Stanton-Christiana Road (just north of Routes 4 & 7 intersection)

Directions: Follow I-95 and take exit 4 towards Route 7 North. Follow Route 7 and turn right immediately after the Morgan Christiana Center at 500 Stanton-Christiana Road. Continue left past the White Clay Creek Medical Center. Hale-Byrnes House is on the left side.

Churchmans Marsh – Christiana

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Volunteers at Churchmans Marsh

Meeting Place: Near the intersection of Route 4 & Route 7, turn onto Stanton Christiana Road. Take the gravel road located to the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Center.  Follow gravel and dirt road about ½ mile to parking area near Marsh.

Directions from Points South: Take I-95 North to exit 4A-B and stay left to merge onto Route 7 North / Route 58 towards Churchmans Crossing.  Follow Stanton Christiana Road, pass AAA Boulevard, and pass entrance to JP Morgan Chase.  Turn slight right past the Stanton Industrial Park sign.  Make immediate right onto the gravel road located to the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Building.

Directions from Newark: Follow Route 273 East to Route 4 East (Ogletown-Stanton Road). Stay on Route 4 East past the Christiana Hospital.  Turn left onto Route 4 East / Route 7 North at light by JP Morgan Chase.  Almost immediately, make slight right just past the sign for Stanton Industrial Park. Make immediate right onto the gravel road located on the right of the White Clay Creek Medical Building.