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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC Adds Protected Acreage Thru Open Space Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

DNREC continues protect and conserve more land for the public to enjoy through the state’s Open Space Program.




Stretch of Beach at Gordons Pond That Closed for Protection of Threatened Piping Plovers is Reopened After Nest Failure

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2023

DNREC announced today that a stretch of beach at Gordons Pond within Cape Henlopen State Park has been reopened to beachgoers and surf fishers after the failure of a piping plover nest that was discovered there in late May.




State and Federal Protection of Piping Plover Nest to Close Portion of Beach at Gordons Pond on Cape Henlopen

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 23, 2023

DNREC announced that the first piping plover nest discovered at Gordon’s Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park since 2016 will result in the temporary closure of 800 feet of beach for protection of the new nest and any piping plover chicks that may hatch and fledge from it.




Port Penn Interpretive Center to Remain Closed Due to Structural Damage

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

DNREC announced today the Port Penn Interpretive Center will not open this summer due to structural damage and safety concerns.




DNREC Announces New Superintendents at Several Delaware State Parks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is pleased to announce four new superintendents at Delaware State Parks.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC Adds Protected Acreage Thru Open Space Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

DNREC continues protect and conserve more land for the public to enjoy through the state’s Open Space Program.




Stretch of Beach at Gordons Pond That Closed for Protection of Threatened Piping Plovers is Reopened After Nest Failure

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2023

DNREC announced today that a stretch of beach at Gordons Pond within Cape Henlopen State Park has been reopened to beachgoers and surf fishers after the failure of a piping plover nest that was discovered there in late May.




State and Federal Protection of Piping Plover Nest to Close Portion of Beach at Gordons Pond on Cape Henlopen

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, June 23, 2023

DNREC announced that the first piping plover nest discovered at Gordon’s Pond in Cape Henlopen State Park since 2016 will result in the temporary closure of 800 feet of beach for protection of the new nest and any piping plover chicks that may hatch and fledge from it.




Port Penn Interpretive Center to Remain Closed Due to Structural Damage

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

DNREC announced today the Port Penn Interpretive Center will not open this summer due to structural damage and safety concerns.




DNREC Announces New Superintendents at Several Delaware State Parks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is pleased to announce four new superintendents at Delaware State Parks.