Celebrating Employee Creativity and Encouraging Connection and Innovation Statewide, Del. (March 24, 2026) – Every day, Delawareans rely on state employees – people who maintain public spaces, support families, protect public health, manage resources, …
A helicopter contracted by the DNREC Mosquito Control Section sprays for woodland pool larval mosquitoes in early spring to limit emergence of adult mosquitoes later in the spring /DNREC photo Annual Spring Campaign Targets Year’s First Mosquito …
Flood waters in the streets of Wilmington after a storm./DEMA photo Highlights Include Governor’s Proclamation, Webinar In conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency ( …
DNREC and the Delaware Department of Agriculture will conduct a controlled burn at Brandywine Creek State Park to encourage the growth of native wildflowers and grasses and create nesting habitats for grassland birds and pollinators./ DNREC Division of …
Volunteers use teamwork to remove trash from a boat after it was collected during an earlier Christina River Watershed Cleanup. /DNREC photo State’s Second Largest Cleanup Effort Seeking Volunteers Volunteers are invited to participate in an early …
A rainbow trout. Hundreds of these fish will be stocked upstate in Delaware’s designated trout streams ahead of the season-opening dates Saturday, April 4 (for young anglers) and Sunday, April 5, the traditional upstate trout season opener. /DNREC graphic …
Delaware deer hunters and others interested in the state’s white-tailed deer herd will be keen to use the new interactive game harvest dashboard which will provide data on deer and the state’s other leading game animal, the wild turkey /USFWS photo The …
SMYRNA, Del. – Multiple agencies are responding to a barge fire in the Delaware Bay. The barge is carrying salvage metal and is being moved to shallow water where it can be secured to allow responders on-scene to extinguish the fire and complete salvage …
DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill yard waste site in Newark will reopen March 14 for Saturdays and Sundays only as a drop-off option for northern New Castle County residents, and will remain open on weekends through the fall. /DNREC photo With spring just around …
A floating wetlands project in South Bethany was awarded a Community Water Quality Improvement Grant /DNREC photo. Grant Awards Are $25,000-$75,000 for Upcoming Cycle, With Deadline for Submissions April 29 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources …
The Junction and Breakwater Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park will close weekdays starting March 9 for repairs. Photo by DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Junction and Breakwater Trail to Close Starting March 9, Followed by Gordons Pond Trail; Both …
Piping and other equipment for DNREC’s Indian River Inlet Sand Bypass System are being deployed this month, with the system expected to resume pumping sand over the next few weeks to renourish the northside beach and dune at the inlet and help protect …
DNREC will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park in spring and summer to protect nesting species, like the piping plover. DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation photo The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close …
Grants Supported by Delaware’s PFAS Settlement Funds Are Focused on Underserved Communities The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have reopened a grant opportunity for …
An annual pass is a cost-effective way to access 17 Delaware State Parks for 75th Anniversary celebrations. DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation photo To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the award-winning Delaware State Parks system, the 2026 parks fee …
A rainbow trout. Hundreds of the fish up to three pounds in size are to be stocked in Tidbury Pond just outside Dover and Newton Pond near Greenwood for the downstate pond trout season. /Graphic: Duane Raver Jr. for Delaware DNREC Stocked Ponds to be …
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today reopened the Indian River Bay to clamming and shellfish harvest after a mandatory 21-day closure that followed a Jan. 15 wastewater release from the town of Millsboro’s sewage …
Delaware’s spring turkey season has become increasingly popular among hunters – last year’s record harvest of 801 gobblers led to an all-time high for turkey hunting permit applications on state wildlife areas /US Fish and Wildlife Service photo Strong …
The 2024 cohort launched the DNREC Summer Internship Program, now in its third year. Semaj Bungy-Carter (front row third from left) was an intern in that cohort – and went on to a full-time position with the Department as an environmental scientist / …
[versión en español] [vèsyon kreyòl ayisyen] Rehoboth Bay Aquaculture Oysters Not Affected; Crabs, Conch and Finfish Harvest Remains Open The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued an emergency closure of Indian River …
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