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  Category: Forest Service


Delaware Forestry Association annual meeting – Mar. 28 in Bridgeville

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Contact: Dot Abbott, dotad@udel.edu or (302)730-4000 The Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award and also honor 25th Year Tree Farmers at its annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgeville Fire Hall in Bridgeville, Delaware. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under […]




Forest Service Seeks Young Artists for Arbor Day Poster Contest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

For information, contact: Ashley Peebles, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4551 Email: ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Attention: calling all young artists who love trees!   The Delaware Forest Service invites students in grades K to 5 to enter its 2013 Arbor Day Poster Contest, which is open to all public, private, charter, and home schools in the First State. […]




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 […]







  Category: Forest Service

Delaware Forestry Association annual meeting – Mar. 28 in Bridgeville

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Contact: Dot Abbott, dotad@udel.edu or (302)730-4000 The Delaware Forestry Association will present the 2013 Tree Farmer of the Year Award and also honor 25th Year Tree Farmers at its annual meeting and banquet on Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the Bridgeville Fire Hall in Bridgeville, Delaware. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children under […]




Forest Service Seeks Young Artists for Arbor Day Poster Contest

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 12, 2013

For information, contact: Ashley Peebles, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4551 Email: ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Attention: calling all young artists who love trees!   The Delaware Forest Service invites students in grades K to 5 to enter its 2013 Arbor Day Poster Contest, which is open to all public, private, charter, and home schools in the First State. […]




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 […]