2026 Arbor Day Poster Contest Opens
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 30, 2026
DOVER — The Delaware Forest Service is inviting students across the state to celebrate Arbor Day by participating in the 2026 Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to all public and private schools, homeschool groups and organized youth programs serving grades K–5. It provides a fun and creative way for students to celebrate Arbor Day in […]
Delaware Forest Service Announces 11th Annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2026
DOVER — The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program will host its 11th annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar on Feb. 23-24, 2026, at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. As the only event of its kind in Delaware, this two-day seminar provides specialized professional development for arborists, urban forestry professionals, and tree […]
Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative Awards $173,000 to Nine Organizations
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative has awarded $173,000 to nine organizations to plant 12,055 trees in spring of 2026
Delaware Forest Service plans controlled burn in response to hay bale blaze outside Clayton
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
CLAYTON, Del. (Aug. 27, 2025) — The Delaware Forest Service’s Wildland Fire Crew is planning a controlled burn just west of Clayton beginning this evening in response to a fire involving approximately 200 hay bales. A controlled burn of the hay is necessary to stop the blaze’s spread, said State Forester Kyle Hoyd, and could […]
Delaware Forest Service Wildfire Crew Mobilized to Arizona’s Tonto National Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Smyrna, Del. (Aug. 14, 2025) – The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized 13 wildfire crew members from Blackbird State Forest to Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, approximately 150 miles northeast of Phoenix, to assist with containment of the month-old Billy fire. Crew members include Sam Topper (crew boss), Hannah Small, Tom Hairgrove, Edward Boyer, Dave Pro, […]
