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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


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.




DNREC dedicates new Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Governor Carney and DNREC Secretary Garvin were joined by Senator Carper, state legislators, New Castle County and local officials, neighbors, and friends, at the dedication and ribbon-cutting of Delaware’s newest and 17th state park, the Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

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.




DNREC dedicates new Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | The Environment | Date Posted: Friday, November 9, 2018

Governor Carney and DNREC Secretary Garvin were joined by Senator Carper, state legislators, New Castle County and local officials, neighbors, and friends, at the dedication and ribbon-cutting of Delaware’s newest and 17th state park, the Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn.