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  Archives:  July 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces wild turkey hunters harvested 571 birds in 2018

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2018

Delaware’s month-long spring turkey season, which ended May 12, yielded 571 birds, 12.4 percent lower than last year’s harvest of 652 birds, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today.



Delaware wildfire crew headed to Colorado

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person wildfire crew to Colorado’s Rocky Mountain region as more uncontained large fires in the West has increased the demand for trained firefighters. The National Fire Preparedness Level was increased to 3 on a 5-point scale on June 29, indicating that wildfire activity is occurring in multiple geographic areas and mobilization of resources through national agencies is moderate to heavy. 

The crew mobilized on Tuesday, July 3 at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware and will travel to Denver from Philadelphia on July 4 for positioning in the Rocky Mountain Geographic Area, which has reported 5 new fires and currently has 6 uncontained large fires. Nationally, 66 fires are currently burning a total of 578,424 acres. As of July 3, a total of 277 wildfire crews  are currently deployed across all regions of the U.S. and wildfire activity is expected to increase.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces arrival of 2018-’19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

The cover of the 2018/2019 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide  Hunting and trapping licenses, and state waterfowl stamps also for sale now DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the 2018/19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide is available now at participating license agents throughout the state, at the Division of Fish […]



“Blood Diamond: The Murder of Ebe Lynch” at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum on July 14, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Theatrical murder-mystery based on an actual incident that took place in 1916 in Lewes.



Audience participation program on Alexander Hamilton at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on July 12, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Program to include a re-enactment of the July 11, 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and political rival Aaron Burr which resulted in Hamilton’s passing on July 12, 1804.





  Archives:  July 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces wild turkey hunters harvested 571 birds in 2018

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2018

Delaware’s month-long spring turkey season, which ended May 12, yielded 571 birds, 12.4 percent lower than last year’s harvest of 652 birds, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today.



Delaware wildfire crew headed to Colorado

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

The Delaware Forest Service is sending a 20-person wildfire crew to Colorado’s Rocky Mountain region as more uncontained large fires in the West has increased the demand for trained firefighters. The National Fire Preparedness Level was increased to 3 on a 5-point scale on June 29, indicating that wildfire activity is occurring in multiple geographic areas and mobilization of resources through national agencies is moderate to heavy. 

The crew mobilized on Tuesday, July 3 at Blackbird State Forest in Smyrna, Delaware and will travel to Denver from Philadelphia on July 4 for positioning in the Rocky Mountain Geographic Area, which has reported 5 new fires and currently has 6 uncontained large fires. Nationally, 66 fires are currently burning a total of 578,424 acres. As of July 3, a total of 277 wildfire crews  are currently deployed across all regions of the U.S. and wildfire activity is expected to increase.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces arrival of 2018-’19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

The cover of the 2018/2019 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide  Hunting and trapping licenses, and state waterfowl stamps also for sale now DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the 2018/19 Delaware Hunting & Trapping Guide is available now at participating license agents throughout the state, at the Division of Fish […]



“Blood Diamond: The Murder of Ebe Lynch” at Lewes, Del.’s Zwaanendael Museum on July 14, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Theatrical murder-mystery based on an actual incident that took place in 1916 in Lewes.



Audience participation program on Alexander Hamilton at Dover, Del.’s Old State House on July 12, 2018

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Program to include a re-enactment of the July 11, 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and political rival Aaron Burr which resulted in Hamilton’s passing on July 12, 1804.