2023 Arbor Day Poster Contest Now Open
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, January 6, 2023
The Delaware Forest Service is now seeking entries for its annual Arbor Day Poster Contest, open to all K-5 public, private, homeschool, after-school, and other organized youth groups. Designed to increase student knowledge about trees and forest resources, the contest is a great way for students to learn about the role trees play in our communities and their direct impact on Delawareans’ health and well-being.
Urban Forestry Grants up to $5,000 Available
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Friday, November 4, 2022
DOVER, Del. (November 4, 2022) – Delaware’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is now accepting applications for up to $5,000 in matching grants for tree planting and management projects on public land and community open space. Urban and community grants are open to all Delaware municipalities, homeowner associations, and certified nonprofits, including schools and churches. […]
Increase in Gypsy Moth Activity Detected For 2022
Forest Service | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
DOVER, Del. (October 4, 2022) – The Delaware Forest Service has detected approximately 825 acres of defoliation around the Cypress Swamp, Gumboro, and the Nanticoke Wildlife Area due to gypsy moths, as compared to 2021 with only about 12 acres impacted by this invasive pest. Trees most threatened from defoliation by the gypsy moth, also […]
Blackbird State Forest’s Meadows Tract Renamed in Honor of Senator Bruce C. Ennis
Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
TOWNSEND, Del. (September 20, 2022) – At a bill signing ceremony held at the Blackbird State Forest’s Meadow Tract, Governor Carney signed Senate Bill 328, renaming the Blackbird State Forest’s Meadows Tract the “Bruce C. Ennis Tract” in honor of Senator Bruce C. Ennis. The Ennis Tract covers 456 acres with open meadows, forested trails, […]
Delaware Sends Wildfire Crew to Northern California
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2022
The Delaware Forest Service mobilized a 19-person wildfire crew from Blackbird State Forest to northern California. The crew will travel cross-country to join other wildfire crews to battle blazes as the number of wildfires in the area continue to grow, sparked by hot, dry, and windy weather combined with an unstable atmosphere, creating lightning-caused fires.
