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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC’s Div. of Parks & Rec. announces major parking lot renovation at Holts Landing State Park starting mid-April

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 8, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that parking lot renovation and road construction upgrades will begin at Holts Landing State Park.




DNREC First State Heritage Park’s First Saturday offers a look at significant symbols representing Delaware

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019

Ever wonder why the Blue Hen is the Delaware state bird? On Saturday, April 6, DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will answer that question.




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s lantern tours to light up Fridays this spring

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2019

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will offer lantern tours of The Green and three historic Dover cemeteries at 8 p.m. Fridays from April 5 – June 7.




The Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary relocation of park office for Wilmington State Parks on April 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the park office for Wilmington State Parks will be temporarily relocated on April 1.




DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Road demonstration yard waste site to open April 6 and close June 30

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill demonstration yard waste drop-off site in northern New Castle County, which has been in intermittent operation since 2007, will open on April 6, 2019 and then will be permanently closed on June 30, 2019. After that, yard waste material will no longer be accepted at the Polly Drummond Hill site. The site will be restored to its natural state and will be included in the White Clay Creek State Park master planning process.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC’s Div. of Parks & Rec. announces major parking lot renovation at Holts Landing State Park starting mid-April

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 8, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that parking lot renovation and road construction upgrades will begin at Holts Landing State Park.




DNREC First State Heritage Park’s First Saturday offers a look at significant symbols representing Delaware

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019

Ever wonder why the Blue Hen is the Delaware state bird? On Saturday, April 6, DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will answer that question.




DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s lantern tours to light up Fridays this spring

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2019

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will offer lantern tours of The Green and three historic Dover cemeteries at 8 p.m. Fridays from April 5 – June 7.




The Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary relocation of park office for Wilmington State Parks on April 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the park office for Wilmington State Parks will be temporarily relocated on April 1.




DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Road demonstration yard waste site to open April 6 and close June 30

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill demonstration yard waste drop-off site in northern New Castle County, which has been in intermittent operation since 2007, will open on April 6, 2019 and then will be permanently closed on June 30, 2019. After that, yard waste material will no longer be accepted at the Polly Drummond Hill site. The site will be restored to its natural state and will be included in the White Clay Creek State Park master planning process.