Funding Available for Delaware Communities Seeking to Improve Tree Canopy
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Monday, January 9, 2023
The urban forestry grant program helps communities harness the numerous natural benefits of trees: cleaner air and water, energy savings, increased property values, civic pride, and reduced storm water runoff and flooding. Funding is provided by the U.S. Forest Service and state funds.
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.
Delaware Ag Week Returns To In-Person Experience in Harrington
Department of Agriculture | Date Posted: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Delaware’s agricultural producers will return to the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington from January 9-12, 2023, for an in-person Ag Week experience. The much-awaited return to an in-person event will allow attendees to explore the latest and most valuable innovations while networking with other producers, industry experts, and agricultural vendors and exhibitors.
Tree Planting Projects Receive Grant Funding
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Five projects will receive a combined $60,000 in grant funding for tree plantings as part of Delaware’s Tree For Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and initiative partners announced today.
Delaware Sees Increase in Potbellied Pigs Running At Large, Owners Reminded to Secure Animals
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Delaware has been experiencing a significant increase in potbellied pigs running at large in residential and rural areas, including on state lands. Running at large, these pigs pose a nuisance to landowners, increase the threat of establishing feral pig populations, damage natural resources, and risk carrying endemic diseases that can spread to both people and animals.
