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  Archives:  May 2018

DNREC seeking volunteers to help monitor state’s bat population; Division of Fish & Wildlife offers training in Smyrna Thursday, May 3 for annual Bat Count

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is seeking volunteers to help locate bat roosts and to count bats in Delaware as the bats exit their day-time resting areas.



Governor’s 2018 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award winners honored

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

Governor Carney, with DNREC Secretary Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Scuse, DACD President Edwin Alexander, and State Conservationist Kasey Taylor, presented the 2018 Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards and signed a proclamation officially designating April 29-May 6 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Delaware



As bat pupping season approaches, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds residents to prepare homes and buildings on property before bats take up residence

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds the public that Delaware’s bat population is on the move as the bats’ pupping season approaches – and that some bats might move into places where they may not be welcomed.



DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center to host ‘Go Fish Delaware!’ family fishing festival Saturday, May 12

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Visitors of all ages are invited to learn all about fishing at the Go Fish Delaware! Family Fishing Festival to be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Aquatic Resources Education Center, located off Route 9 east of Smyrna. Admission is free and open to the public.



I-95 Coalition and DelDOT Launch Mileage-Based User Fee Study

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

The I-95 Corridor Coalition, with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) as the lead, has launched a three month pilot study to begin exploring the feasibility of replacing the current fuel tax with a mileage-based user fee (MBUF). “The fundamental question we are beginning to address is, as fuel tax revenue declines in the future […]





  Archives:  May 2018

DNREC seeking volunteers to help monitor state’s bat population; Division of Fish & Wildlife offers training in Smyrna Thursday, May 3 for annual Bat Count

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is seeking volunteers to help locate bat roosts and to count bats in Delaware as the bats exit their day-time resting areas.



Governor’s 2018 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award winners honored

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

Governor Carney, with DNREC Secretary Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Scuse, DACD President Edwin Alexander, and State Conservationist Kasey Taylor, presented the 2018 Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards and signed a proclamation officially designating April 29-May 6 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Delaware



As bat pupping season approaches, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds residents to prepare homes and buildings on property before bats take up residence

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds the public that Delaware’s bat population is on the move as the bats’ pupping season approaches – and that some bats might move into places where they may not be welcomed.



DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center to host ‘Go Fish Delaware!’ family fishing festival Saturday, May 12

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Visitors of all ages are invited to learn all about fishing at the Go Fish Delaware! Family Fishing Festival to be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Aquatic Resources Education Center, located off Route 9 east of Smyrna. Admission is free and open to the public.



I-95 Coalition and DelDOT Launch Mileage-Based User Fee Study

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

The I-95 Corridor Coalition, with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) as the lead, has launched a three month pilot study to begin exploring the feasibility of replacing the current fuel tax with a mileage-based user fee (MBUF). “The fundamental question we are beginning to address is, as fuel tax revenue declines in the future […]