The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Friday, March 1. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually for most of the spring and …
DNREC uses controlled, or prescribed, burns to manage meadows and create more suitable habitats for native species like, clockwise from left, the monarch butterfly, common yellowthroat bird, eastern bluebird and orange sulphur butterfly. DNREC Photos …
Mulberry Landing Boat Ramp parking lot will be paved and expanded this month into early March. /DNREC photo. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today the March 6 closure of the Mulberry Landing Boat Ramp …
Living shorelines use natural materials like native plants, oyster shells, and biodegradable coconut-fiber coir logs to help protect property and as a barrier against shoreline erosion and flood impacts /DNREC photo The Delaware Department of Natural …
DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation will assume management of the state-owned Deauville Beach and continue all services currently being provided. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that it will …
Rainbow Trout/Photo: Duane Raver After Stocking, Tidbury Pond and Newton Pond Will be Closed To All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 17 through Friday, March 1 Delaware’s 2024 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a. …
DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife Raptor Biologist Jordan Brown holding a banded young kestrel, and an adult American kestrel./DNREC photo. Delaware has received approximately $120,000 from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Wildlife Restoration …
Delaware Natural Resources Police arrested 37-year-old Deanna T. Long of Wilmington, Del. for multiple criminal and traffic offenses following a vehicle pursuit yesterday. On January 29, 2024, at approximately 5:20 p.m., a state park officer approached an …
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 and Wednesday, Jan. 17 to accommodate a managed deer hunt. The DNREC Division of Parks and …
Largest Investments and Private Contributions Made in Open Space Program History DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and the Delaware Open Space Council announced an expansion …
Exploring partnerships with neighboring states, promoting the coordinated, cost-effective buildout of the transmission system on a regional scale and including ways to avoid, minimize or mitigate environmental impacts are among the recommendations put …
15-Day Input Period to Begin Jan. 3 Seeking Ideas for How the Trust Can Help Support Water Quality Improvements With the Delaware Clean Water Trust Oversight Committee having adopted the final draft version of the Strategic Plan along with an annual report …
Two New Fishing Piers to be Built Along Shore by Start of Trout Season The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today the temporary closure of Newton Pond near Greenwood. The closure is necessary due to a new …
The floating tidal dock at Records Pond is closed and will be removed due to damage from recent heavy rains and massive outflow from the dam. /DNREC photo The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today the closure …
Tyeast Amankwah, Auburn Valley State Park; Diana Marsteller, Brandywine Creek State Park; Lindsey Goebel, Delaware Seashore State Park. /DNREC photos The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is pleased to announce three new …
DNREC and the Delaware Center for Horticulture are encouraging families to recycle their holiday trees at the DHC TreeCycle event on Jan. 6, 2024. Photo/Delaware Center for Horticulture DNREC, Delaware Center for Horticulture Team Up to Keep Trees …
Delaware Natural Resources Police officers and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomed Santa Claus, who arrived by police boat at DNREC’s Indian River Marina bearing toys donated to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign by the public and …
Assawoman Canal-White Creek dredging project map. /DNREC graphic Beneficial Reuse Sediment From Dredging Will Help Restore Nearby Salt Marsh The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that two vital dredging …
[versión en español] [vèsyon kreyòl ayisyen] Delaware Sets Course for 82% Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2032 The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has finalized regulations to adopt the Advanced Clean Car II (ACC II) program, which …
Low-Digit Surf Fishing Tag Auction Now Live Through Dec. 7. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin sales of 2024 Delaware State Parks annual passes and surf fishing permits starting at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28. …
