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  Archives:  December 2019

Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Dec. 12 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2019

The Source Water Assessment Plan (SWAP) Subcommittee of the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 12



9th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Registration Open

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2019

The Delaware Division of the Arts and the National Arts Program® present the 9th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Dover, Del. (December 9, 2019) – The Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition is designed to give Delaware state employees and their families, at any skill level, a unique opportunity to exhibit their artwork and to […]



DNREC reopens wooded areas of Alapocas Run State Park without further sighting of black bear seen earlier in park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

WILMINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has re-opened Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, which was closed Dec. 5 due to the sighting of a black bear in the park that has been reportedly moving around northern New Castle County this week. After the park’s temporary closure, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, with the assistance of Delaware State Police’s aviation unit, conducted aerial searches of the Alapocas Run State Park and surrounding areas using infrared radar technology but did not detect the bear. Fish & Wildlife and State Parks Natural Resources Police officers also placed trail cameras overnight and conducted extensive patrols by foot throughout the park without further sightings.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 made 1,172 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.



Governor Carney’s Statement on United States Supreme Court Decision to Hear Delaware Case on Judicial Balance

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in The Governor of Delaware v. Adams, agreeing to hear a Court of Appeals decision invalidating longstanding provisions of the Delaware Constitution that require political balance on the state’s courts: “We’re pleased that the U.S. […]





  Archives:  December 2019

Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Dec. 12 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2019

The Source Water Assessment Plan (SWAP) Subcommittee of the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 10 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 12



9th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Registration Open

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, December 9, 2019

The Delaware Division of the Arts and the National Arts Program® present the 9th Annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition Dover, Del. (December 9, 2019) – The Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition is designed to give Delaware state employees and their families, at any skill level, a unique opportunity to exhibit their artwork and to […]



DNREC reopens wooded areas of Alapocas Run State Park without further sighting of black bear seen earlier in park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

WILMINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has re-opened Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington, which was closed Dec. 5 due to the sighting of a black bear in the park that has been reportedly moving around northern New Castle County this week. After the park’s temporary closure, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police, with the assistance of Delaware State Police’s aviation unit, conducted aerial searches of the Alapocas Run State Park and surrounding areas using infrared radar technology but did not detect the bear. Fish & Wildlife and State Parks Natural Resources Police officers also placed trail cameras overnight and conducted extensive patrols by foot throughout the park without further sightings.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 25 – Dec. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 made 1,172 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.



Governor Carney’s Statement on United States Supreme Court Decision to Hear Delaware Case on Judicial Balance

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, December 6, 2019

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in The Governor of Delaware v. Adams, agreeing to hear a Court of Appeals decision invalidating longstanding provisions of the Delaware Constitution that require political balance on the state’s courts: “We’re pleased that the U.S. […]