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  Category: Forest Service


3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013

Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578 email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov More information and updates: delawaretrees.com What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware Who: Tree experts from academics and industry […]




J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. Gives Over $227,000 to Delaware’s Open Space Fund

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012

A charitable gift of over $227,500 by Georgetown-based J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. to the State of Delaware Open Space Program will help fund future land preservation efforts in Sussex County.




“Wildfire: Delaware Style” Video Now on YouTube

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2012

DOVER – How do you fight a raging wildfire without water in rough terrain? That’s one of the daunting challenges that members of Delaware’s wildland firefighting crew must meet when they travel on out-of-state assignments.  For a look at what these firefighters face, “Wildfire: Delaware Style” is a 13-minute video produced by the Delaware Forest Service (DFS) which is […]




DDA Forest Service seeks recruits for wildland fire training

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Do you have what it takes to be a wildland firefighter? Do you like the outdoors and have a sense of adventure? Would you like to help protect human lives, property, and precious natural resources during a national crisis? Do you have the mental fortitude, physical stamina, and work flexibility to spend 14 days on a fireline far from your home?




Governor Markell joins Smokey Bear to promote fire safety

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012

First-grade students at Our Lady of Fatima School in New Castle received two special visitors on October 16 – Governor Jack A. Markell and Smokey Bear.







  Category: Forest Service

3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013

Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578 email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov More information and updates: delawaretrees.com What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware Who: Tree experts from academics and industry […]




J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. Gives Over $227,000 to Delaware’s Open Space Fund

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012

A charitable gift of over $227,500 by Georgetown-based J.G. Townsend, Jr. & Co. to the State of Delaware Open Space Program will help fund future land preservation efforts in Sussex County.




“Wildfire: Delaware Style” Video Now on YouTube

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2012

DOVER – How do you fight a raging wildfire without water in rough terrain? That’s one of the daunting challenges that members of Delaware’s wildland firefighting crew must meet when they travel on out-of-state assignments.  For a look at what these firefighters face, “Wildfire: Delaware Style” is a 13-minute video produced by the Delaware Forest Service (DFS) which is […]




DDA Forest Service seeks recruits for wildland fire training

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Do you have what it takes to be a wildland firefighter? Do you like the outdoors and have a sense of adventure? Would you like to help protect human lives, property, and precious natural resources during a national crisis? Do you have the mental fortitude, physical stamina, and work flexibility to spend 14 days on a fireline far from your home?




Governor Markell joins Smokey Bear to promote fire safety

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2012

First-grade students at Our Lady of Fatima School in New Castle received two special visitors on October 16 – Governor Jack A. Markell and Smokey Bear.