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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation offers special holiday programs and events Dec. 24 – Jan 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018

You don’t have to hibernate over the holidays this year if you get out and get moving in Delaware’s state parks. From “First Day Hikes,” to “Zoo Camp,” to “Stroller Rollers,” there is plenty to do and see in DNREC’s state parks over the winter break from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.




DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomes two new K-9 officers to duty for the Division of Parks & Recreation

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomed the Division of Parks & Recreation’s two new additions to their ranks, K-9s Vos and Leo. The K9 officers are officially on the job today, after graduating yesterday from the Delaware State Police Canine Program.




DNREC’s Cape Henlopen State Park to host WW1 Mobile Museum Dec. 3 – 8

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2018

DNREC’s Cape Henlopen State Park will host the WWI Mobile Museum for the second year at the Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area from Monday, Dec. 3 – Saturday, Dec. 8. Visitors can explore and celebrate the centennial anniversary of World War I inside the Fort Miles Museum.




DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, state officials and the Friends of Bellevue State Park dedicate new historical marker for Mount Pleasant Meeting House

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin was joined by State Representative Debra Heffernan, Delaware Public Archives Deputy Director Sarah Denison and members of the Friends of Bellevue State Park today, to dedicate a new historical marker highlighting the history of the Mount Pleasant Meeting House in Bellevue State Park.




Division of Parks & Recreation to offer free admission to State Parks and the Brandywine Zoo on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018

#OptOutside this Black Friday by visiting Delaware State Parks for free. There are no entry fees for state parks, including the Brandywine Zoo, on Friday, November 23.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation offers special holiday programs and events Dec. 24 – Jan 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2018

You don’t have to hibernate over the holidays this year if you get out and get moving in Delaware’s state parks. From “First Day Hikes,” to “Zoo Camp,” to “Stroller Rollers,” there is plenty to do and see in DNREC’s state parks over the winter break from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day.




DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomes two new K-9 officers to duty for the Division of Parks & Recreation

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin welcomed the Division of Parks & Recreation’s two new additions to their ranks, K-9s Vos and Leo. The K9 officers are officially on the job today, after graduating yesterday from the Delaware State Police Canine Program.




DNREC’s Cape Henlopen State Park to host WW1 Mobile Museum Dec. 3 – 8

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2018

DNREC’s Cape Henlopen State Park will host the WWI Mobile Museum for the second year at the Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area from Monday, Dec. 3 – Saturday, Dec. 8. Visitors can explore and celebrate the centennial anniversary of World War I inside the Fort Miles Museum.




DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, state officials and the Friends of Bellevue State Park dedicate new historical marker for Mount Pleasant Meeting House

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin was joined by State Representative Debra Heffernan, Delaware Public Archives Deputy Director Sarah Denison and members of the Friends of Bellevue State Park today, to dedicate a new historical marker highlighting the history of the Mount Pleasant Meeting House in Bellevue State Park.




Division of Parks & Recreation to offer free admission to State Parks and the Brandywine Zoo on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018

#OptOutside this Black Friday by visiting Delaware State Parks for free. There are no entry fees for state parks, including the Brandywine Zoo, on Friday, November 23.