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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DuPont Nature Center to reopen April 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve will reopen for the 2020 season Wednesday, April 1.




Energy efficiency lighting rebate grants offered by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

Organizations looking to reduce energy consumption and related costs through energy-efficient lighting now have expanded grant opportunities.




Records Pond dam and fishing piers closing March 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

The dam and associated fishing access areas at Records Pond in Laurel will be closed to public use during reconstruction of the dam beginning March 2.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

To help achieve public compliance with laws and regulations, officers from Feb. 17-23 made 1,376 public contacts and responded to 53 complaints.




Polly Drummond Hill Road yard waste site to close for season Friday, Feb. 28

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2020

DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste site in New Castle County will close for the season on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Normally, the site closes earlier – at the end of January – but due to mild weather, DNREC extended the site’s operation into 2020 to accommodate yard waste activities. Area residents who wish to recycle their yard waste while the Polly Drummond Hill Road site is closed have other options for yard waste disposal.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DuPont Nature Center to reopen April 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve will reopen for the 2020 season Wednesday, April 1.




Energy efficiency lighting rebate grants offered by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Monday, March 2, 2020

Organizations looking to reduce energy consumption and related costs through energy-efficient lighting now have expanded grant opportunities.




Records Pond dam and fishing piers closing March 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

The dam and associated fishing access areas at Records Pond in Laurel will be closed to public use during reconstruction of the dam beginning March 2.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 28, 2020

To help achieve public compliance with laws and regulations, officers from Feb. 17-23 made 1,376 public contacts and responded to 53 complaints.




Polly Drummond Hill Road yard waste site to close for season Friday, Feb. 28

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2020

DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Yard Waste site in New Castle County will close for the season on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Normally, the site closes earlier – at the end of January – but due to mild weather, DNREC extended the site’s operation into 2020 to accommodate yard waste activities. Area residents who wish to recycle their yard waste while the Polly Drummond Hill Road site is closed have other options for yard waste disposal.