The Nanticoke River, which runs from central Delaware through the Eastern Shore of Maryland and into the Chesapeake Bay, is considered one of the most pristine rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Its watershed encompasses approximately 725,000 acres, including more than 50,000 acres of tidal wetlands, and provides critical wildlife habitat for migratory waterfowl, 180 state or globally rare plant species and more than 70 animal species that are considered rare or uncommon. Often called the “Everglades of the North,” the Nanticoke watershed is threatened by the encroachment of development, sea level rise, habitat degradation and fragmentation.

To conserve the Nanticoke and its resources, Chesapeake Conservancy helped convene a team of seemingly unlikely partners who share a common mission of conserving open space and creating a corridor of protected land in the Nanticoke watershed. Join our upcoming webinar to learn about the history of the Nanticoke and how we are conserving lands on the Eastern Shore with our partners.