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  Archives:  March 2019

Fire Camp at Blackbird State Forest on March 30

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Delaware Forest Service will host its “23rd Annual Fire Camp” event at Blackbird State Forest (502 Blackbird Forest Road, Smyrna DE 19977) on Saturday, March 30 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The intensive one-day seminar is the capstone of the agency’s wildfire training program to certify its emergency firefighters to meet National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards. State forest visitors should be advised that trail closures and other restrictions will be in effect for the event.




Volunteers needed for DNREC-sponsored 28th annual Christina River Cleanup April 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin encourages volunteers to sign up for the Christina River Watershed Cleanup along the river and several tributaries.




Blackbird State Forest tree planting on April 13 & 14

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Forest Service | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Volunteers are needed to plant 2,000 hardwood seedlings at Blackbird State Forest on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Two seniors from Middletown High School, Bryan Alberding and Nick Kupsick, are leading the project in cooperation with the Delaware Forest Service and the DNREC Nonpoint Source Program (NPS), which is funding the trees. The project will take place on Blackbird State Forest’s Naudain Tract, 2076 Harvey Straughn Road, Townsend, Delaware 19734. The rain date is April 27 and 28, 2019.




Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Partners Open Bridge Clinic for Those Impacted by Mental Health, Addiction Issues

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2019) – As a new support for individuals and families impacted by the effects of mental health and substance use disorders, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and its partners have opened the Bridge Clinic near New Castle to provide screening and referrals to treatment, as well as […]




Dicamba applicators urged to check Pesticide Use Limitation Areas before spraying

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging all pesticide applicators that plan to use dicamba this growing season to check the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) online Bulletins Live! Two system on a monthly basis before spraying. This new online system allows agriculture and other pesticide users to easily determine where pesticide […]






  Archives:  March 2019

Fire Camp at Blackbird State Forest on March 30

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Delaware Forest Service will host its “23rd Annual Fire Camp” event at Blackbird State Forest (502 Blackbird Forest Road, Smyrna DE 19977) on Saturday, March 30 from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The intensive one-day seminar is the capstone of the agency’s wildfire training program to certify its emergency firefighters to meet National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards. State forest visitors should be advised that trail closures and other restrictions will be in effect for the event.




Volunteers needed for DNREC-sponsored 28th annual Christina River Cleanup April 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin encourages volunteers to sign up for the Christina River Watershed Cleanup along the river and several tributaries.




Blackbird State Forest tree planting on April 13 & 14

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Forest Service | New Castle County | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Volunteers are needed to plant 2,000 hardwood seedlings at Blackbird State Forest on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Two seniors from Middletown High School, Bryan Alberding and Nick Kupsick, are leading the project in cooperation with the Delaware Forest Service and the DNREC Nonpoint Source Program (NPS), which is funding the trees. The project will take place on Blackbird State Forest’s Naudain Tract, 2076 Harvey Straughn Road, Townsend, Delaware 19734. The rain date is April 27 and 28, 2019.




Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Partners Open Bridge Clinic for Those Impacted by Mental Health, Addiction Issues

Delaware Health and Social Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

NEW CASTLE (March 26, 2019) – As a new support for individuals and families impacted by the effects of mental health and substance use disorders, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and its partners have opened the Bridge Clinic near New Castle to provide screening and referrals to treatment, as well as […]




Dicamba applicators urged to check Pesticide Use Limitation Areas before spraying

Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging all pesticide applicators that plan to use dicamba this growing season to check the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) online Bulletins Live! Two system on a monthly basis before spraying. This new online system allows agriculture and other pesticide users to easily determine where pesticide […]