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Brandywine River Restoration Trust is dedicated to the restoration of the historic Brandywine River and enabling the migration of American Shad and providing equitable opportunity for environmental education and recreation.
On this last day of Passover and Easter Sunday, we reflect the annual Shad migration was revered by the ancestors of Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware as a sign of spring and re-birth. #RestoreTheBrandywine ... See MoreSee Less
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We like to have a lot of fun at ShadFest—- What fish works at ChristianaCare and performs operations?
Dr. Sturgeon
Did you know that 6-foot long Sturgeons once migrated up Brandywine River all the way to Pennsylvania? The area around Frolic Weymouth’s homestead called Big Bend was known by the Lenape’s as the place of the Long Fish. Just think of all that caviar!
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5th Annual ShadFest
May 18 Brandywine Park
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Thanks to all the Christina River Watershed Cleanup volunteers who cleaned up both banks of the Brandywine River in Brandywine Park in dowtown City of Wilmington, Delaware. Special shout out to the folks from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency who came from near and far to help! ... See MoreSee Less
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The Shadbush in Brandywine Park is blooming so the Shad are on their way! The Shadbush was revered by the Lenape people because its blooming signified the arrival of spring and the return of American Shad, providing much needed food after winter. Don't miss the 5th annual Shadfest on May 18th!
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Check out our 2025 ShadFest Video! Registration Now Open!
📆 May 18th
📍 Brandywine Park (Across from the Zoo)
⏰ 11AM - 4PM
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The Shadbush is sprouting! The Lenape people revered the Shadbush because its blooming signified the arrival of spring and the return of Shewanamekwi (American Shad) providing much needed food after winter. ... See MoreSee Less
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Brandywine River Flamingos ?!?
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The Brandywine Conservancy has been working hard to figure out how to prevent flooding in the Brandywine River watershed ever since since the ruinious flooding caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021. The drafts of the Brandywine Flood Study’s Summary and Technical Report are now available online. The public comment period is open until March 1 and comments can be submitted through an online form available at the Flood Study website or by emailing floodstudy@brandywine.org. Great job BC!!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Now Available: DRAFT Report of the Brandywine Flood Study A draft report of the Brandywine Flood Study is now available for a 45-day public comment period through March 1, 2025.1 CommentComment on Facebook
Ida was 2021.
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BRRT celebrates NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY and the Lenape people who thrived on the banks of the Brandywine centuries before settlers built dams that prevented migratory fish like Shad and Sturgeon from spawning upriver. Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware Chief Dennis White Otter Coker planted this Shadbush in Brandywine Park where it will bloom every spring signifying the return of American Shad. ... See MoreSee Less
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Al Roker and daughter Courtney extolling the virtues of walking along Brandywine Creek Greenway while in City of Wilmington, Delaware to publicize their new cookbook! Thanks Al ! #RestoreTheBrandywine #thetodayshow #NBC ... See MoreSee Less
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