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Restoring Wilmington’s Rivers Conference

On Jan. 26, 2023, local, state, federal and private sector partners gathered for a Restoring Wilmington’s Rivers Conference at the Chase Center at the Riverfront, in Wilmington. The conference was part of the Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience (CBR4) project. Subtitled “A Plan for Remediation, Restoration, and Resilience of the Christina and


The History of the Rivers

The Christina and Brandywine rivers have played a pivotal role in the region’s economy and character since before the Swedes first arrived on the original Kalmar Nyckel in 1638.
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    Previous Planning and Research

    The Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience (CBR4) project area has seen more than two decades of planning work, to understand the needs of the community, and scientific research, to understand contamination sources.
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    Success Stories

    More than two decades of work on project implementation to renew and revitalize the communities and the environment have taken place in the Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience (CBR4) project area.
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    Get Involved

    The success of the Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience (CBR4) project depends on support and input from many different people and organizations, including residents of and visitors to the Riverfront, Wilmington, and New Castle County.
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    Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience

    The Christina-Brandywine River Remediation Restoration Resilience (CBR4) project is an initiative to address legacy toxic contamination, restore the native ecology and prepare for the changing climate as well as other threats to river health in the lower Christina River and tidal Brandywine River.
    On Jan. 26, 2023, local, state,





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