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  Archives:  November 2017

Compliance with Delaware forest harvest law protects water quality

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Delaware timber harvests achieved a 93 percent rate of compliance with best management practices (BMPs) designed to protect water quality and limit soil erosion, according to a new report. Dr. Anne Hairston-Strang, a forest hydrologist with the Maryland DNR Forest Service, assessed the use and effectiveness of BMPs by surveying a total of 72 sites in Maryland and Delaware from 2014 to 2016. Selected sites were locations with waterway crossings and buffers with the greatest potential for water quality impacts. Effects were expected to be larger than normal because high rainfall during the 2014-2016 period represented an increase of 20 percent above the 30-year average.

Final data indicated that the average sediment delivery across all locations was less than one cubic foot per site—indicating that proper use of BMPs was successful at protecting water quality during harvest operations.



Delaware’s Drug Take-Back Event Successful Again; Total Collected: 76,474 Pounds

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017

In the 15th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event on Oct. 28, Delaware collected 5,518 pounds of unwanted or expired medicine according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Division of Public Health (DPH). Since the first event in May 2010, Delaware has collected a total of 76,474 pounds of unwanted or expired medicine.



Governor Carney Presents Order of the First State Posthumously to Molly Murray

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Murray, a longtime environmental reporter, honored for her contributions to Delaware DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday presented the Order of the First State posthumously to Molly Murray, a longtime environmental reporter for The News Journal, who passed away in July. The Murray family accepted the Order – an honor bestowed for meritorious service […]



Delaware and DNREC observe America Recycles Day, with state’s recycling exceeding the national average

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Today is America Recycles Day, and Delaware has a lot to celebrate, including the state’s 44.5 percent recycling diversion rate – 10 percent above the national average – for keeping recyclable materials out of landfills. The diversion rate has almost doubled since 2006, when the Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC), Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) started calculating recycling rates in Delaware.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces butcher shops, coolers for Sportsmen Against Hunger venison donations for 2017/18 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

To help successful hunters support DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program and provide venison for needy Delawareans, the Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced a list of private butcher shops accepting donated deer during the state’s 2017/18 deer hunting season.





  Archives:  November 2017

Compliance with Delaware forest harvest law protects water quality

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Delaware timber harvests achieved a 93 percent rate of compliance with best management practices (BMPs) designed to protect water quality and limit soil erosion, according to a new report. Dr. Anne Hairston-Strang, a forest hydrologist with the Maryland DNR Forest Service, assessed the use and effectiveness of BMPs by surveying a total of 72 sites in Maryland and Delaware from 2014 to 2016. Selected sites were locations with waterway crossings and buffers with the greatest potential for water quality impacts. Effects were expected to be larger than normal because high rainfall during the 2014-2016 period represented an increase of 20 percent above the 30-year average.

Final data indicated that the average sediment delivery across all locations was less than one cubic foot per site—indicating that proper use of BMPs was successful at protecting water quality during harvest operations.



Delaware’s Drug Take-Back Event Successful Again; Total Collected: 76,474 Pounds

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2017

In the 15th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event on Oct. 28, Delaware collected 5,518 pounds of unwanted or expired medicine according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Division of Public Health (DPH). Since the first event in May 2010, Delaware has collected a total of 76,474 pounds of unwanted or expired medicine.



Governor Carney Presents Order of the First State Posthumously to Molly Murray

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Murray, a longtime environmental reporter, honored for her contributions to Delaware DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney on Tuesday presented the Order of the First State posthumously to Molly Murray, a longtime environmental reporter for The News Journal, who passed away in July. The Murray family accepted the Order – an honor bestowed for meritorious service […]



Delaware and DNREC observe America Recycles Day, with state’s recycling exceeding the national average

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Today is America Recycles Day, and Delaware has a lot to celebrate, including the state’s 44.5 percent recycling diversion rate – 10 percent above the national average – for keeping recyclable materials out of landfills. The diversion rate has almost doubled since 2006, when the Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC), Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) started calculating recycling rates in Delaware.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces butcher shops, coolers for Sportsmen Against Hunger venison donations for 2017/18 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017

To help successful hunters support DNREC’s Sportsmen Against Hunger program and provide venison for needy Delawareans, the Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced a list of private butcher shops accepting donated deer during the state’s 2017/18 deer hunting season.