Stream Corridor Greenways

Description: In 1990 the Delaware Nature Society began a stream corridor greenway protection program as a means of improving water quality and protecting animal migration corridors. A series of open space/natural resource based greenway corridors have been delineated and landownership identified along waterways in Northern Delaware and Chester County Pennsylvania. Riparian landowners are contacted and encouraged to become stewards of the greenway corridor by managing their lands in an environmentally sensitive manner and to consider taking permanentmeasures to protect their property through conservation easement or other strategies.

Smyrna Trails

Description: The Town of Smyrna is creating a paved bicycle/pedestrian trail along Green's Branch in northern Smyrna which will connect with three major thoroughfares, Glenwood Avenue, Duck Creek Parkway and North Main Street. Once completed, the trail will provide off-road access for pedestrians and cyclist to Memorial Park, the Little League/Little Lass Complexes, Smyrna High School and the numerous residential and commercial areas. The trail will also provide access to two scenic overlooks of Duck Creek. This project represents the first phase of implementation of a town wide system of trail in and around Smyrna.

St. Jones River Greenway

Description: Within the St. Jones River watershed three public agencies are working to preserve and enhance the cultural, historic, and recreational resources of the area. The St. Jones River Greenway Commission was created as an umbrella organization to coordinate greenway efforts of the City of Dover, Kent County, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in the area. The Commission has started a master plan for St. Jones River's mid and upper reaches which will provide a vision of watershed-wide protection and recreational use to be incorporated in Kent County's comprehensive land use plan.

• The City of Dover plans to develop a one-mile pathway from Silver Lake Park to the Legislative Complex.
• Kent County is creating an a third landing at the mid-point of the St. Jones River at Lebanon Landing.
• The Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control has protected 431 acres along the River as part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve system. A one mile self-guided trail focuses on the historical interaction of people and their environment, with occasional glimpses of modern influences. Construction of an interpretive center will begin in summer 1996. When completed, this center will be open for formal educational programs designed to enhance public awareness, understanding, and wise use of estuarine resources in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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