Forest Service Seeks Young Artists for Arbor Day Poster Contest
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | 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 | Newsroom | 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?
