Gov. Markell Celebrates Arbor Day at Blackbird State Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
At Arbor Day ceremonies today, the State of Delaware announced the $595,000 purchase of the historic Wilson Farm, 85 acres of forestland to become part of the 12,500-acre Redden State Forest near Georgetown, Sussex County. Funded by Delaware’s Open Space Preservation Program, the deal marks the latest acquisition in a multi-year “Green Horizons Project” to sustain working forests, improve water quality, and protect wildlife habitat in key environmental regions on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Emerald Ash Borer traps ready to catch invasive forest pest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Delaware Department of Agriculture staff members are placing triangular purple traps in trees across Delaware in 54 locations, in all three counties, designed to detect whether a tree-killing insect has made its way into Delaware. The traps contain a nontoxic chemical lure that will attract an insect known as the Emerald Ash Borer, which can devastate ash trees, making up one percent of Delaware’s forests.
Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.
Sixty firefighters get hands-on wildfire training at Fire Camp
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sixty volunteer firefighters attended the Delaware Forest Service’s 18th Annual Fire Camp on Saturday April 20 at Blackbird State Forest – an intensive one-day training session that tested their physical stamina and mental preparation and culminated with a hands-on “live-burn” fire simulation. As the capstone of the Forest Service’s wildfire training, successful completion of the […]
Almost 200 volunteers plant trees at Blackbird State Forest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Almost 200 volunteers donated over 440 service hours as part of a conservation project to plant 4,000 oak and pine tree seedlings on a 10-acre parcel of Blackbird State Forest on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. Taking advantage of the somewhat seasonable spring weather, 194 volunteers from the Smyrna area – which included 84 adults […]
