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  Archives:  August 2018

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces rifle-pistol range at Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center to close for repairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that repairs and upgrades to the rifle-pistol range at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center will begin Sept. 3. The rifle-pistol range will be closed during construction until its anticipated reopening on Wednesday, Oct. 3.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces the Point at Cape Henlopen to reopen Sept. 1 following closure for beachnesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation today announced that the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half mile along the bay shoreline, will reopen beginning Saturday, Sept. 1.




Delaware Libraries Launch Library Cards for Children

Delaware Libraries | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

It’s never too early to read or be read to. And to help build the reading, learning, and library habit, Delaware’s First Lady, Tracey Quillen Carney, announced the My First Delaware Library Card and the kids Super Library Card this summer. These new library cards target babies, toddlers, and preschoolers (birth to 5 years old) […]




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park Lantern Tours return to light up Fridays this fall

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s lantern tours of The Green and three of Dover’s historic cemeteries will entertain with stories from Dover’s history at 8 p.m. on Friday evenings this fall. Take a walk through Dover’s history by the light of a lantern on one of the four of the evening tours offered by the park.




Greenwood man arrested by DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping in Harrington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Natural Resources Police Officers with DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit arrested a Greenwood man Aug. 21 for illegal dumping in Harrington.






  Archives:  August 2018

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces rifle-pistol range at Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center to close for repairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that repairs and upgrades to the rifle-pistol range at the Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center will begin Sept. 3. The rifle-pistol range will be closed during construction until its anticipated reopening on Wednesday, Oct. 3.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces the Point at Cape Henlopen to reopen Sept. 1 following closure for beachnesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation today announced that the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half mile along the bay shoreline, will reopen beginning Saturday, Sept. 1.




Delaware Libraries Launch Library Cards for Children

Delaware Libraries | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

It’s never too early to read or be read to. And to help build the reading, learning, and library habit, Delaware’s First Lady, Tracey Quillen Carney, announced the My First Delaware Library Card and the kids Super Library Card this summer. These new library cards target babies, toddlers, and preschoolers (birth to 5 years old) […]




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park Lantern Tours return to light up Fridays this fall

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s lantern tours of The Green and three of Dover’s historic cemeteries will entertain with stories from Dover’s history at 8 p.m. on Friday evenings this fall. Take a walk through Dover’s history by the light of a lantern on one of the four of the evening tours offered by the park.




Greenwood man arrested by DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit for illegal dumping in Harrington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Natural Resources Police Officers with DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit arrested a Greenwood man Aug. 21 for illegal dumping in Harrington.