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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


 New Tram Path, Other Improvements to Greet Fort Delaware State Park Visitors This Season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

 A Fort Delaware interpreter entertains visitors with his impression of Rev. Isaac Handy, who spent 15 months at the fort as a political prisoner. Fort Delaware visitors can experience its costumed living history program, which takes people back to 1864.   Visitors to Fort Delaware State Park now have a smoother ride along Pea Patch […]




DNREC Volunteer Awards, Tree for Every Delawarean Planting Kick Off Earth Week at Brandywine Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Monday, April 18, 2022

To kick off Earth Week and National Volunteer Week, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hosted its 2022 DNREC Volunteer Awards ceremony Monday in Brandywine Park, Wilmington, alongside a Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI) planting by Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG) youth volunteers.




Governor, Secretaries Dig into Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

 Gov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Michael T. Scuse and volunteers April 11 to plant trees on farmland recently acquired by DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation for Killens Pond State Park. Pictured, from left to right, STRIVE program student Richard […]




DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 25, 2022

 When open to the public, the Point is a great place for viewing birds, dolphins, seals and more.   The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Tuesday, March 1. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually […]




Delaware State Parks Fee Season to Begin March 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

 In addition to nature, Delaware State Parks offer a wealth of cultural resources, including the Auburn Heights Mansion and Stanley steam cars at Auburn Valley State Park.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

 New Tram Path, Other Improvements to Greet Fort Delaware State Park Visitors This Season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

 A Fort Delaware interpreter entertains visitors with his impression of Rev. Isaac Handy, who spent 15 months at the fort as a political prisoner. Fort Delaware visitors can experience its costumed living history program, which takes people back to 1864.   Visitors to Fort Delaware State Park now have a smoother ride along Pea Patch […]




DNREC Volunteer Awards, Tree for Every Delawarean Planting Kick Off Earth Week at Brandywine Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Monday, April 18, 2022

To kick off Earth Week and National Volunteer Week, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hosted its 2022 DNREC Volunteer Awards ceremony Monday in Brandywine Park, Wilmington, alongside a Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI) planting by Jobs for Delaware Graduates (JDG) youth volunteers.




Governor, Secretaries Dig into Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Governor John Carney | Kent County | News | Office of the Governor | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

 Gov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Michael T. Scuse and volunteers April 11 to plant trees on farmland recently acquired by DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation for Killens Pond State Park. Pictured, from left to right, STRIVE program student Richard […]




DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beachnesting Season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 25, 2022

 When open to the public, the Point is a great place for viewing birds, dolphins, seals and more.   The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Tuesday, March 1. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually […]




Delaware State Parks Fee Season to Begin March 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022

 In addition to nature, Delaware State Parks offer a wealth of cultural resources, including the Auburn Heights Mansion and Stanley steam cars at Auburn Valley State Park.