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June 15, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: June 15, 2021

Childcare Out-Of-School Care Resources Workshop
Date Posted: June 14, 2021

Community Leaders Unveil All-Electric Bus, Ag Pod and Solar + Battery Storage Technology at The Warehouse
Date Posted: June 14, 2021

Outdoor Delaware Online Magazine Wins National Award
Date Posted: June 14, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Sites
Date Posted: June 11, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – June 11, 2021: Delaware Cases Continue to Decline, Hospitalizations Unchanged
Date Posted: June 11, 2021

Governor Carney Announces Judicial Nomination
Date Posted: June 10, 2021

Ferris School Lacrosse Team Hosts 2021 Season
Date Posted: June 10, 2021

Sussex County Farm Family Receives Delaware Secretary’s Award for Agriculture
Date Posted: June 10, 2021

Governor Carney Announces Additional DE Wins! Raffle Prizes
Date Posted: June 10, 2021

DNREC to Hold Pharmaceutical Rule Training Webinar
Date Posted: June 10, 2021

Junior Partners in Policy-Making NEW DEADLINE
Date Posted: June 9, 2021

Office of the State Treasurer Begins Multimillion Dollar Distribution to Local Municipalities
Date Posted: June 9, 2021

Free Webinar on June 29 Features Coastal Restoration Toolkit
Date Posted: June 9, 2021

DNREC Lifts Shelter-in-Place Directive for Area in New Castle County
Date Posted: June 8, 2021

DNREC Issues Shelter in Place Directive for New Castle County After I-95 Crash Involving Hazardous Material
Date Posted: June 8, 2021

DNREC Releases NCCo Community Air Monitoring Results
Date Posted: June 8, 2021

Students honored in webapp mapping competition
Date Posted: June 8, 2021

June 8, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: June 8, 2021

Governor Carney Announces First Round of DE Wins! Small Business Grant Winners
Date Posted: June 7, 2021

Weekly Covid-19 Update – June 4, 2021: Delaware Cases Continue Downward Trend
Date Posted: June 4, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Sites
Date Posted: June 4, 2021

Governor Carney Issues Pride Month Proclamation, LGBTQ+ Action Plan for State Employees
Date Posted: June 4, 2021

Governor Carney Appoints Special Assistant to Oversee Stimulus Funding, Nominates Department of Correction Commissioner
Date Posted: June 4, 2021

Criminal Justice and Disability Webinar Series
Date Posted: June 2, 2021

COVID -19 Stops with US
Date Posted: June 2, 2021

First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney, Delaware Libraries Announce 2021 Summer Library Reading Program
Date Posted: June 2, 2021

Ferris School Recognized as 2021 Finalist for National Juvenile Justice Award
Date Posted: June 2, 2021

Gordons Pond Area of Cape Henlopen State Park to Be Closed Wednesday and Friday
Date Posted: June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: June 1, 2021

Flag Lowering for Memorial Day
Date Posted: May 31, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 28, 2021: Delaware Sees Lowest Number of Cases Since August
Date Posted: May 28, 2021

DNREC Closes Fort Delaware until June 4 for Ferry Repairs
Date Posted: May 28, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites
Date Posted: May 28, 2021

Governor to Nominate Eugene Young as Director of Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA)
Date Posted: May 28, 2021

Office of Highway Safety Upgrades “Walk Smart, Arrive Alive” Campaign to Increase Safety Over Memorial Day Weekend
Date Posted: May 27, 2021

Flag Lowering for Victims in San Jose
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

First Chance Delaware Announces Wilmington Community of Hope
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

State Auditor McGuiness Launches Historic Transparency Initiative
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

Young Anglers Invited to Enter Semi-virtual Youth Fishing Tournament
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

New Head of DNREC Division of Air Quality Named
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Paintings by Howard J. Eberle
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

FEMA Mitigation Grant Application Period Open
Date Posted: May 26, 2021

Del. will Issue Emergency Benefits for May to All SNAP Households, Eligible TANF and General Assistance Households
Date Posted: May 25, 2021

COVID-19 Community Resilience Initiative Webinar
Date Posted: May 25, 2021

Affordable Technology Access for Lower Income Families – May 27th
Date Posted: May 25, 2021

State of Delaware Announces DE Wins! Incentive Program to Drive COVID-19 Vaccinations
Date Posted: May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: May 25, 2021

DHSS Announces Community Grant Opportunity to Respond to Opioid Crisis
Date Posted: May 24, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 21, 2021: Delaware Sees Significant Decrease in Cases, Deaths
Date Posted: May 21, 2021

15 Young People, 4 Groups Honored with the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Award
Date Posted: May 21, 2021

Forest Service Observes “Outdoor Classroom Day”
Date Posted: May 21, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites
Date Posted: May 21, 2021

DNREC to Issue Off-Peak Surf Fishing Permits Starting May 25
Date Posted: May 21, 2021

State Treasurer Colleen Davis Brings Forth Landmark Retirement Program for Delaware
Date Posted: May 20, 2021

Grants Can Help Volunteer Companies Fight Wildfires
Date Posted: May 20, 2021

Governor Carney Announces 2021 Compassionate Champion Award Recipients
Date Posted: May 19, 2021

Navigating The New Normal
Date Posted: May 19, 2021

Delaware Early Education & Child Care Stabilization Fund Hearing
Date Posted: May 19, 2021

Downstate Public Ponds to Be Treated for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla
Date Posted: May 19, 2021

Click It Or Ticket Campaign Starts May 24 With Border To Border Kickoff Event In Delaware
Date Posted: May 19, 2021

Department of Labor resuming work search requirement for UI benefits recipients
Date Posted: May 18, 2021

Governor Carney Signs 29th Modification, Eliminates Distancing and Mask Mandate
Date Posted: May 18, 2021

Nominations Open for 2021 Young Environmentalist Awards
Date Posted: May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: May 18, 2021

Governor Carney Recognizes Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
Date Posted: May 17, 2021

Public Encouraged to Avoid ‘Rescuing’ Young Wildlife
Date Posted: May 17, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 14, 2021: Daily Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Downward Trend
Date Posted: May 14, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites
Date Posted: May 14, 2021

Governor Carney to Lift Delaware Mask Mandate Effective May 21
Date Posted: May 14, 2021

Governor Carney’s Statement on the Passage of Opportunity Funding
Date Posted: May 13, 2021

Secretary Bullock Announces Retirement of Arts Division Director Paul Weagraff
Date Posted: May 12, 2021

Governor Carney Updates COVID-19 Order, Eliminates Capacity Restrictions Effective May 21
Date Posted: May 12, 2021

Telehealth Kiosk & Device Loaning Initiative Pilot Launch
Date Posted: May 12, 2021

DHSS’ Division for the Visually Impaired, Georgetown Library Expand Access to Assistive Technology in Sussex County
Date Posted: May 12, 2021

DPH Opens New Standing Vaccination Clinics in Four Locations
Date Posted: May 11, 2021

Delaware Flag to be Lowered for Former Governor Pierre Samuel “Pete” du Pont IV
Date Posted: May 11, 2021

Delaware State Parks Named a Finalist in National Competition for Excellence
Date Posted: May 11, 2021

May 11, 2021: COVID-19 Briefing
Date Posted: May 11, 2021

Governor Carney Nominates Kevin O’Connell as Chief Defender for the State of Delaware
Date Posted: May 10, 2021

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Date Posted: May 10, 2021

Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Community COVID-19 Testing Sites
Date Posted: May 7, 2021

Flag Status Update
Date Posted: May 7, 2021

Weekly COVID-19 Update – May 7, 2021: New Daily Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths All Declining in Delaware
Date Posted: May 7, 2021

Delaware COVID-19 Vaccination “Waiting List” Ends
Date Posted: May 6, 2021

Auditor McGuiness Finds Long-Term Care Facilities Needed Clearer Guidance, Assistance During Early Stages of Pandemic
Date Posted: May 6, 2021

Delaware Receives an Additional Round of Specialty Crop Grant Funds from USDA
Date Posted: May 6, 2021

Delaware Leaders Highlight Mental Health Month, Resources
Date Posted: May 5, 2021

El gobernador Carney y la DPH anuncian cambios importantes en las restricciones por el COVID-19
Date Posted: May 5, 2021

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New DNREC YouTube Channel video tells story of Mispillion Harbor Restoration

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017

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NEAR SLAUGHTER BEACH – A new video premiering on DNREC’s YouTube Channel offers a look at ongoing beach restoration work to restore and protect vital wildlife habitat along the shoreline at Mispillion Harbor on Delaware’s Bayshore east of Milford.

The video tells of crucial ecological work done to perpetuate an annual internationally-known Delaware spectacle that also is unique to North America. Every spring, Delaware’s central Bayshore, with the Mispillion Harbor as its epicenter, hosts thousands of migrating shorebirds – including the threatened red knot – stopping to refuel on their long journey to their Arctic breeding grounds. Their arrival coincides with another annual rite of spring: thousands of spawning horseshoe crabs coming ashore to lay their eggs on Bayshore beaches. These eggs serve provide the feast for the hungry shorebirds before continuing their flight.

Hurricane Sandy and other coastal storms have taken a toll on the beaches where these two species meet, eroding away critical habitat. To rebuild these beaches at Mispillion Harbor and to protect this area from future storm events, DNREC’s restoration work includes construction of a 1,700-foot-long stone dike to absorb erosive wave action and adding 30,000 cubic yards of sand to restore the beaches tucked behind it.

View “Mispillion Harbor Restoration” and other DNREC videos on DNREC’s YouTube Channel.