Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Its staff works with partners in three states to increase awareness, understanding, and scientific knowledge about the Delaware Estuary, a major regional cultural, economic and recreational resource.

[citation needed] Institutions award grants to the PDE for various programs and projects that improve the estuary, often in partnership with other organizations.

For example: In 2017 the PDE hosted its seventh biennial Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit.

This attracted more than 300 scientists, resource managers, and advocates who spent their time "Reflecting on Progress, Charting the Future."

This event's purpose is to gather experts from across the region who, otherwise, might never meet, much less collaborate, due to jurisdictional boundaries.