SAV Seekers Training (New Castle County - DNREC)

Ever wondered what's growing beneath the surface of Delaware's rivers, bays, ponds, streams and ditches? Well, there may be submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), and we need your help to find it! Join us for an engaging hands-on training to become a SAV Seeker—a community scientist helping to monitor the underwater grasses that sustain our waterways. This program will set you on the path to conduct comprehensive, adaptable transect-based monitoring effort across fresh and brackish waters, with ongoing support from dedicated Program Coordinators.

Join Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for a full-day volunteer training on May 8 in New Castle County. Participants will learn about submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and the importance of monitoring these critical underwater habitats through a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on activities. The training includes live and pressed SAV species identification, a dry run of the field monitoring protocol, and everything you'l…