VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP REPLENISH THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SAND DUNES WITH BEACH GRASSES Have you ever volunteered to replenish the beach grasses along the Atlantic Ocean coast in Delaware? It is one of the most fun-filled days of activity at the beach. Young grasses are provided to the volunteers, a brief planting lesson is given, and small groups of volunteers are assigned to different areas of the sand dunes to begin planting the new beach grasses. What a great way to help the environment, soak in some early spring sun, and make new friends, too! 

Jennifer Luoma, from DNREC, coordinates the program, explaining how to participate as a volunteer:

"The 2016 Beach Grass Planting will be from 9 AM to 12 noon on Saturday, March 19, 2016. If you and your family and friends are able to volunteer, please register online at:
 
http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Shoreline/Pages/BeachGrassPlanting.aspx
 
(If you have trouble reaching the registration site, please try updating your browser or using Google Chrome.)
 
Please note, that we will be planting in several areas and some require more volunteers than others. Also, even though an area is listed, it may not be ready for beach grass by the time of the event. Therefore, we would greatly appreciate it if you make at least 3 choices in order of preference. We will do our best to assign you to your first choice, but this is not guaranteed.
 
Please expect to get an e-mail confirming your registration and giving you your assigned site and other information about a week prior to the event.
 
If you do not wish to register on-line or have any questions about the planting, please give me a call at (302) 739-9921 or send me e-mail at Jennifer.Luoma@state.de.us.
 
Thank you for volunteering!"

Jennifer L. Luoma
DNREC, Division of Watershed Stewardship
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
(302) 739-9921