Category “Forest Service”
- Gov. Markell Celebrates Arbor Day at Blackbird State ForestFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2013 Contact: John Petersen, 302-698-4552 (office), 302-233-8180 (cell) john.petersen@state.de.us Delaware Celebrates Arbor Day at Blackbird State Forest – Adds 85 Acres of Sussex County Forestland Thanks to Open Space Program [Photos included - click on images for full-size, high resolution versions] TOWNSEND, DE (May 7) –At Arbor Day ceremonies [...]May 7, 2013
- Emerald Ash Borer traps ready to catch invasive forest pestDelaware Department of Agriculture staff members are placing triangular purple traps in trees across Delaware in 54 locations, in all three counties, designed to detect whether a tree-killing insect has made its way into Delaware. The traps contain a nontoxic chemical lure that will attract an insect known as the Emerald Ash Borer, which can devastate ash trees, making up one percent of Delaware's forests.May 7, 2013
- Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winnersContact: Ashley Peebles, (302) 698-4551 Email: ashley.peebles@state.de.us The Delaware Forest Service has announced the winners of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition. This year’s statewide winner is Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor [...]April 24, 2013
- Sixty firefighters get hands-on wildfire training at Fire CampSixty volunteer firefighters attended the Delaware Forest Service’s 18th Annual Fire Camp on Saturday April 20 at Blackbird State Forest – an intensive one-day training session that tested their physical stamina and mental preparation and culminated with a hands-on “live-burn” fire simulation. As the capstone of the Forest Service’s wildfire training, successful completion of the [...]April 23, 2013
- Almost 200 volunteers plant trees at Blackbird State Forest Almost 200 volunteers donated over 440 service hours as part of a conservation project to plant 4,000 oak and pine tree seedlings on a 10-acre parcel of Blackbird State Forest on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Taking advantage of the somewhat seasonable spring weather, 194 volunteers from the Smyrna area – which included 84 adults [...]April 10, 2013
- Delaware Forest Service to hold 18th Annual “Fire Camp”Delaware “Fire Camp” offers intensive hands-on wildfire training: Saturday, April 20 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Blackbird State Forest. Watch a YouTube video from a previous “Delaware Fire Camp” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkpTtOqjzY&feature=youtu.be DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE 2320 S. DuPont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901 MEDIA ADVISORY: Contact: Henry Poole, Assistant Forestry Administrator [...]April 9, 2013
- Scouts to plant 4,000 trees at Blackbird State Forest on April 6 & 7Contact Information: Michael A. Valenti, Delaware State Forestry Administrator Phone: 302-698-4550 (work) 302-233-1996 (cell) Email: michael.valenti@state.de.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Boy and Girl Scouts from the Delmarva Peninsula will join adult volunteers to plant 4,000 seedlings on a 10-acre tract of Blackbird State Forest on April 6 and 7, 2013 from 10 am to 4 pm each [...]April 3, 2013
- Tree Farmer of the Year AwardThe Delaware Forestry Association presented its 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award to Bessie Shockley of Frankford at its recent annual meeting held in Bridgeville. Pictured: (from left) As DFA President Brian Michalski looks on, Bessie Shockley of Frankford receives the coveted “green jacket” from last year’s winner, Ruth Hickman of Laurel. Shockley was [...]April 2, 2013
- Delaware Forest Service offers “Trees for the Bay” in partnership with DNREC’s rain barrel programIn partnership with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s rain barrels program, the Delaware Forest Service is inviting residents of Delaware communities within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to “buy a rain barrel … get a free tree” through the Forest Service’s new “Trees for the Bay” program.
March 28, 2013
- Delaware Forestry Association annual meeting – Mar. 28 in BridgevilleContact: Dot Abbott, dotad@udel.edu or (302)730-4000 The Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award and also honor 25th Year Tree Farmers at its annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgeville Fire Hall in Bridgeville, Delaware. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under [...]March 12, 2013
