Get Outside, But Protect Yourself
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
With entrance fees to Delaware State Parks and state wildlife areas currently waived, Delawareans are getting outside to stay active and healthy.
DNREC Campgrounds and Playgrounds to Close March 24
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2020
DOVER, Del. – As part of precautions against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close its Delaware State Park campgrounds and playgrounds Tuesday, March 24, and cancel campground reservations scheduled through May 15. Full refunds will be issued for reservations scheduled during that time. While state parks […]
DNREC announces changes to operations in response to COVID-19
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2020
DNREC continues to focus on taking a proactive and preventative approach to keep communities and employees safe in the midst of the coronavirus.
DNREC to close The Point at Cape Henlopen March 1 for 2020 for beach nesting season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
LEWES – The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline, will close Sunday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot, piping plovers, oystercatchers, least terns, and other species. The Point’s nesting habitat […]
DNREC acquires additional acreage for Fork Branch Nature Preserve
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020
DOVER – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control recently acquired 41 acres of land adjacent to the Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover. The property includes agricultural fields, wetlands and young forest, and adds to the only nature preserve within a municipal boundary in Delaware. The new acquisition is located at the […]
