Governor Signs Marriage Equality Bill Into Law
Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Joined by legislators and community advocates on the steps inside Legislative Hall, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry, making Delaware the 11th state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Gov. Markell Celebrates Arbor Day at Blackbird State Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
At Arbor Day ceremonies today, the State of Delaware announced the $595,000 purchase of the historic Wilson Farm, 85 acres of forestland to become part of the 12,500-acre Redden State Forest near Georgetown, Sussex County. Funded by Delaware’s Open Space Preservation Program, the deal marks the latest acquisition in a multi-year “Green Horizons Project” to sustain working forests, improve water quality, and protect wildlife habitat in key environmental regions on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Summer 2013 lecture/tours of the hull of the DeBraak, a shipwrecked 18th-century British warship
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Lecture/tours of the hull of His Majesty’s Sloop DeBraak, an 18th century British warship that sank off the Delaware coast on May 25, 1798.
Nutrient Management Commission releases 2012 annual report
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission has released its 2012 Annual Report, documenting the progress Delaware farmers and other nutrient handlers have made in reducing nutrient runoff.
Emerald Ash Borer traps ready to catch invasive forest pest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Delaware 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.
