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  Archives:  February 2020

Registration open to hunters for mandatory wild turkey hunting courses

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

DOVER – With Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a Division-Approved turkey hunting course before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State. Also, hunters age 13 and older born after Jan. 1, 1967, must have completed an approved basic hunter education safety course and have a course card/number. These hunter education requirements have collectively helped Delaware turkey hunters achieve an excellent hunting safety record.



Women’s history celebrated at state’s museums during March 2020

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Six special programs held in celebration of National Women’s History Month.



Joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission-Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council hearings in Dover Feb. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will host joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) public fisheries scoping hearings on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in DNREC’s Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. A Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment hearing will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment hearing at 7 p.m. The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment will consider potential modifications to commercial and recreational catch allocations for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass in consideration of updated recreational and commercial fishing catch estimates.



Division of the Arts to Host Annual State Employee Art Exhibition

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020

More than 280 state employees and their family members have registered to show artwork at Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery Dover, Del. (February 17, 2020) – The free exhibition will be open to the public from February 24 to March 25, 2020 at the Art Center/Gallery at Delaware State University, Dover. CANCELED AS OF 3/12/2020 […]



DPH Announces Third Negative Test Result for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that the second of two pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has come back negative.





  Archives:  February 2020

Registration open to hunters for mandatory wild turkey hunting courses

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

DOVER – With Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a Division-Approved turkey hunting course before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State. Also, hunters age 13 and older born after Jan. 1, 1967, must have completed an approved basic hunter education safety course and have a course card/number. These hunter education requirements have collectively helped Delaware turkey hunters achieve an excellent hunting safety record.



Women’s history celebrated at state’s museums during March 2020

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Six special programs held in celebration of National Women’s History Month.



Joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission-Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council hearings in Dover Feb. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2020

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will host joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) public fisheries scoping hearings on Wednesday, Feb. 19 in DNREC’s Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. A Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment hearing will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment hearing at 7 p.m. The Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment will consider potential modifications to commercial and recreational catch allocations for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass in consideration of updated recreational and commercial fishing catch estimates.



Division of the Arts to Host Annual State Employee Art Exhibition

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, February 17, 2020

More than 280 state employees and their family members have registered to show artwork at Delaware State University Art Center/Gallery Dover, Del. (February 17, 2020) – The free exhibition will be open to the public from February 24 to March 25, 2020 at the Art Center/Gallery at Delaware State University, Dover. CANCELED AS OF 3/12/2020 […]



DPH Announces Third Negative Test Result for Coronavirus

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2020

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing that the second of two pending test results for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has come back negative.