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Former Police Chief Sentenced
Date Posted: May 23, 2019

Celebrating Delaware’s agricultural diversity, linking producers to consumers
Date Posted: May 23, 2019

Caesar Rodney School District, Jefferson School win U.S. Green Ribbon Awards
Date Posted: May 22, 2019

Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet May 28 in Dover
Date Posted: May 22, 2019

New book offers guide to “Big Trees of Delaware”
Date Posted: May 21, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police investigating fatal boat accident in Sussex County
Date Posted: May 20, 2019

DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship to host rain barrel-building workshop May 25 in Blades
Date Posted: May 20, 2019

DPH Marking First Lyme Disease Awareness Week with Outreach, Education and Activities
Date Posted: May 20, 2019

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor nine special events during June 2019
Date Posted: May 20, 2019

State Treasurer’s 529 Day Promotes Saving For Education, Provides Free Delaware Children’s Museum Admission
Date Posted: May 20, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police kick off National Safe Boating Week May 18-24
Date Posted: May 18, 2019

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife celebrates completion of new boating facilities at Phillips Landing, Woodland Wharf
Date Posted: May 17, 2019

Delaware to Launch First Restaurant Apprenticeship Program
Date Posted: May 17, 2019

Smyrna Man Sentenced for Weapons, Kidnapping, and other Charges
Date Posted: May 17, 2019

DOJ seeks outside counsel, expertise for environmental investigation and possible legal action
Date Posted: May 17, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 6-12
Date Posted: May 17, 2019

Delaware Recognizes Supervised Visitation Awareness Month through Toy Drive, Wearing Orange
Date Posted: May 16, 2019

Governor Carney Announces New Director of Office of Innovation & Improvement
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

Drug Take-Back Day Event Collects 5,385 Pounds of Unwanted Or Expired Medications
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

DOJ files nuisance abatement action against Fairview Inn
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

Delmar man indicted for Home Improvement Fraud, other charges
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourage public to ‘Wear Your Life Jacket to Work’ May 17
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

DNREC announces release of Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee Report
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

Division of the Arts Announces Call for Nominations for the 2019 Governor’s Awards for the Arts
Date Posted: May 15, 2019

Governor Carney’s Statement on House Passage of Plastic Bag Legislation
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

Delaware joins multistate lawsuit on generic pharmaceutical price fixing
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

Border 2 Border National Seat Belt Initiative On May 20
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

MOVE OVER LAW DAY – May 16, 2019
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife seeks volunteers to help nesting diamondback terrapins along the Bayshore
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

Delaware Children’s Department to Host Nearly 400 for Foster Parent Conference
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

Flag Lowering for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Date Posted: May 14, 2019

$3.2 Million Awarded to Strong Neighborhoods Projects
Date Posted: May 13, 2019

DDOE supporting Design Thinking Academy students as school leaders plan closure at end of academic year
Date Posted: May 13, 2019

DPH Launches My Healthy Community Portal
Date Posted: May 13, 2019

Zwaanendael Maritime Celebration: “A Sailor’s Life for Me” in Lewes, Del. on May 25, 2019
Date Posted: May 13, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeks great shots from Delaware anglers for annual photo contest
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife DuPont Nature Center to host Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crab Festival May 18
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

Fatal Shooting Sends Greenwood Man to Prison
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

Governor Carney Announces Appointments of Student, Teacher to State Board of Education
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 29-May 5
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

New Applicants accepted for Successful Re-entry Program
Date Posted: May 10, 2019

Patients of Sussex County Doctor Whose Medical License, Controlled Substance Registration Revoked Getting Resources
Date Posted: May 9, 2019

State of Delaware Employees Honored for Team Excellence, Excellence and Commitment in State Service, and Heroism
Date Posted: May 9, 2019

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife temporarily closing rifle-pistol range at Ommelanden Hunter Ed. Training Center
Date Posted: May 9, 2019

Spotted lanternfly hatch out as temperatures rise
Date Posted: May 9, 2019

25 Young People, 3 Groups to Be Honored with Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Award at May 14 Ceremony
Date Posted: May 8, 2019

One-Stop System to Highlight Improvements on May 14th
Date Posted: May 8, 2019

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ program dates
Date Posted: May 8, 2019

New grant program to help fuel the growth of Delaware small businesses
Date Posted: May 7, 2019

Photographers invited to compete in DNREC’s ‘Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest’
Date Posted: May 7, 2019

Pencader’s Unemployment Counter Service Will End May 20
Date Posted: May 6, 2019

Defendants Sentenced for Sexual Assaults
Date Posted: May 6, 2019

Delaware Forest Service awards $92,000 in grants for community tree projects
Date Posted: May 6, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 22-28
Date Posted: May 3, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces 2018/19 deer hunting harvest ranks as state’s 2nd all-time highest
Date Posted: May 3, 2019

DEMA, PSEG SELECT YOUNG ARTISTS AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR ANNUAL CALENDAR ARTWORK
Date Posted: May 2, 2019

Delaware Reconciles Chimes Billing Issues with the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Date Posted: May 2, 2019

First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Announces Statewide Partnership at Trauma Awareness Month Kickoff
Date Posted: May 1, 2019

Governor Carney Launches Initiative to “Keep DE Litter Free”
Date Posted: April 30, 2019

Governor’s 2019 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award winners honored today
Date Posted: April 30, 2019

Dementia Friendly Delaware to Support Those with Dementia, Their Families
Date Posted: April 29, 2019

State awards 21st Century Community Learning Center grants
Date Posted: April 29, 2019

Nonprofit Security Grant Program Applications Due By May 13, 2019
Date Posted: April 29, 2019

New video series on DNREC YouTube Channel shows how to repurpose common recyclable plastic items for new uses
Date Posted: April 29, 2019

Delaware 2019 Arbor Day
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor five special events during May 2019
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation acquires two properties expanding Auburn Valley State Park
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

Former Wilmington Official Sentenced to Prison
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 15-21
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin joins schoolchildren to celebrate Arbor Day at Bellevue State Park
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

Delaware to Partner with Shatterproof to Develop Addiction Treatment Rating System Nationwide
Date Posted: April 26, 2019

DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo updated with new animal species and exhibits this spring
Date Posted: April 25, 2019

Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet April 30 in Dover
Date Posted: April 25, 2019

Scam Alert: Revenue Warns Taxpayers of Fraudulent Letters
Date Posted: April 24, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces dredging near the Assawoman Canal Trail to begin May 6
Date Posted: April 24, 2019

DNREC cuts ribbon for new Little Creek boating and fishing access area, managed by Division of Fish & Wildlife
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “Plein Air” by Jim Rehak
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

Treasurer Colleen C. Davis Releases Interactive Available Income Calculator
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, May 1 in Dover
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

DSHA Launches New Homeownership Website
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

24 Locations in Delaware to Participate in Drug Take-Back Day, April 27, 2019
Date Posted: April 23, 2019

Governor Carney’s Statement on Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (DEFAC) Estimates
Date Posted: April 22, 2019

DNREC to hold April 30 workshop on solicitation of watershed implementation projects
Date Posted: April 22, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 8-14
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

Arbor Day 2019: Poster Contest Winners and Community Events
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

DNREC sponsoring Earth Day events throughout the state
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

Tornado Damage Assessment Underway
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

DNREC determines deluge water used to contain Croda, Inc.’s 2018 ethylene oxide release did not impact the environment
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation invites visitors to ‘Delaware Goes to War’ event at Fort Miles April 27
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

DOJ Prosecutors Secure Two Murder Convictions
Date Posted: April 18, 2019

DPH Urges Delawareans at High Risk of Lung Cancer to Get Life-Saving Screenings
Date Posted: April 17, 2019

Delaware fourth graders ‘Make a Splash’ and learn about protecting water resources
Date Posted: April 17, 2019

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest two men for multiple turkey poaching and other violations
Date Posted: April 17, 2019

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Sussex stream restoration video airs on DNREC YouTube Channel, detailing project from start to finish

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, February 1, 2018

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LAUREL – A new DNREC YouTube Channel video explores a stream restoration project in Sussex County by following it from initial undertaking at a Laurel resident’s request through DNREC’s engineering design for the project to its recent completion by DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship.

What originated as a response to a drainage problem caused in part by a 90-degree bend in a ditch wending through a residential community evolved over time into a stream restoration that greatly reduced flooding in the area. Restoration work centered on rerouting overflow from heavy rainfall to nearby Records Pond.

Aerial footage and graphics in the new video show how the restoration was engineered by DNREC and carried out by a partnership with the Sussex Conservation District. The project used native plants to create a wetlands buffer and also deployed rip-rap to stymie erosion at the base of trees along the stream. “The idea was to return the ditch to a channel with the overflow and stabilize it with native plants so it wouldn’t wash out any more during high-rain events,” Travis Schirmer, engineering/planning/survey technician, publicly-funded water management projects, Division of Watershed Stewardship, says of the stream restoration.

The video can be found on the DNREC YouTube Channel. For drainage concerns or problems, please call the DNREC Drainage Hotline at 302-855-1955 or email DNREC_Drainage@delaware.gov.

Media Contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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