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  Category: Delaware Coastal Programs


St. Jones Reserve trail reopened

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2020

The trail at the St. Jones component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) near Dover has reopened, with repairs to the trail and boardwalk completed.




11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware’s natural treasures Saturday, Oct. 20

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

DNREC and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve will showcase one of the most natural areas in Delaware, including autumn’s vibrant foliage within the lush landscape of the Blackbird Creek Reserve, at the 11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20.




Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Sept. 12 in New Castle

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

The fourth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held from 9 a.m. – noon, Wednesday, Sept. 12, at DNREC’s Lukens Drive Office at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.




DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announces St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center closed until fall for renovations

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announced today that the visitor center at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover is temporarily closed for updating of the reserve’s exhibit hall. Construction is slated to be completed in early fall. During construction, restrooms will be open during normal office hours, and trails and grounds remain open to the public every day from dawn until dusk.

The St. Jones Reserve is the southern component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. DNERR is a partnership between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DNERR is administered through the Delaware Coastal Programs Section of DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy.

For more information, please call the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve at 302-739-6377.

Vol. 48, No. 188

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DNREC Delaware Coastal Programs now accepting letters of interest from Delaware communities for Resilient Community Partnership assistance

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs (DCP) is soliciting letters of interest for participating in the Resilient Community Partnership program, whose aim is to improve the management and wise use of land and water resources while promoting compatible economic development in the coastal zone.







  Category: Delaware Coastal Programs


St. Jones Reserve trail reopened

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2020

The trail at the St. Jones component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) near Dover has reopened, with repairs to the trail and boardwalk completed.




11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware’s natural treasures Saturday, Oct. 20

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

DNREC and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve will showcase one of the most natural areas in Delaware, including autumn’s vibrant foliage within the lush landscape of the Blackbird Creek Reserve, at the 11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20.




Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Sept. 12 in New Castle

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018

The fourth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held from 9 a.m. – noon, Wednesday, Sept. 12, at DNREC’s Lukens Drive Office at 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.




DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announces St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center closed until fall for renovations

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announced today that the visitor center at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover is temporarily closed for updating of the reserve’s exhibit hall. Construction is slated to be completed in early fall. During construction, restrooms will be open during normal office hours, and trails and grounds remain open to the public every day from dawn until dusk.

The St. Jones Reserve is the southern component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. DNERR is a partnership between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DNERR is administered through the Delaware Coastal Programs Section of DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy.

For more information, please call the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve at 302-739-6377.

Vol. 48, No. 188

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DNREC Delaware Coastal Programs now accepting letters of interest from Delaware communities for Resilient Community Partnership assistance

Delaware Coastal Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal, & Energy | Date Posted: Friday, May 11, 2018

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs (DCP) is soliciting letters of interest for participating in the Resilient Community Partnership program, whose aim is to improve the management and wise use of land and water resources while promoting compatible economic development in the coastal zone.