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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC’s First State Heritage Park ‘First Saturday’ to offer special programs Feb. 2 marking African-American History Month

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

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State” will host “Black Migrations, Urban Realities for the African-American Community in Delaware,” and other programs as a part of African-American History Month.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages the public to ‘Plan for Vacation Day’ today

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Have you planned your vacation yet? DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages you to mark Tuesday, Jan. 29, on your calendars, to join “National Plan for Vacation Day,” reminding Delawareans and out-of-state visitors to beat the crowds and plan their park visits at the start of the year.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to close part of Cape Henlopen State Park for a managed deer hunt on Jan. 24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed to accommodate a managed deer hunt taking place Thursday, Jan. 24. The park’s main entrance will be closed for the DNREC-managed hunt, meaning bay and ocean beaches north of Herring Point cannot be accessed by park visitors during this hunt. The Gordons Pond area and lands on the west side of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will be open as usual.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Kent County Conservancy, announced today that it has secured two wetland parcels formerly owned by the McClements family of Dover, to become part of the Fork Branch Nature Preserve.



DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington is temporarily closed through the end of February while construction and improvement projects are made to the zoo’s campus.






  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park ‘First Saturday’ to offer special programs Feb. 2 marking African-American History Month

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

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State” will host “Black Migrations, Urban Realities for the African-American Community in Delaware,” and other programs as a part of African-American History Month.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages the public to ‘Plan for Vacation Day’ today

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Have you planned your vacation yet? DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages you to mark Tuesday, Jan. 29, on your calendars, to join “National Plan for Vacation Day,” reminding Delawareans and out-of-state visitors to beat the crowds and plan their park visits at the start of the year.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to close part of Cape Henlopen State Park for a managed deer hunt on Jan. 24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed to accommodate a managed deer hunt taking place Thursday, Jan. 24. The park’s main entrance will be closed for the DNREC-managed hunt, meaning bay and ocean beaches north of Herring Point cannot be accessed by park visitors during this hunt. The Gordons Pond area and lands on the west side of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will be open as usual.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Kent County Conservancy, announced today that it has secured two wetland parcels formerly owned by the McClements family of Dover, to become part of the Fork Branch Nature Preserve.



DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington is temporarily closed through the end of February while construction and improvement projects are made to the zoo’s campus.