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  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation


DNREC announces the Point at Cape Henlopen to close March 1 for 2018 beachnesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, February 26, 2018

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 beginning Thursday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation’s economic impact study for Delaware state parks praised at Tower 3 lighting ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, February 12, 2018

Governor John Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin and other officials lauded the positive economic impact DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has in Delaware and announced the results of the first-ever independent economic impact study of Delaware’s 16 state parks.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation announces weekday closure of ‘Swinging Bridge’ in Brandywine Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2018

The “Swinging Bridge,” a pedestrian foot bridge in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, will be closed on weekdays beginning Monday, Feb. 12. The bridge will be open for weekend use.




DNREC receives EPA’s PISCES award; other milestones announced at the former NVF site in Yorklyn

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

DNREC’s water quality and revitalization of the former NVF facility in Yorklyn has been recognized as an Exceptional Project by the EPA, one of five such projects nationwide, for its excellence and innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure,




DNREC, DDA propose new regulations for firearms possession within Delaware state parks, wildlife areas, and state forests

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Agriculture have proposed new regulations expanding the scope of legal possession of firearms within Delaware’s state parks, state wildlife areas and state forests.







  Category: Division of Parks and Recreation

DNREC announces the Point at Cape Henlopen to close March 1 for 2018 beachnesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, February 26, 2018

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 beginning Thursday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation’s economic impact study for Delaware state parks praised at Tower 3 lighting ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, February 12, 2018

Governor John Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin and other officials lauded the positive economic impact DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has in Delaware and announced the results of the first-ever independent economic impact study of Delaware’s 16 state parks.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation announces weekday closure of ‘Swinging Bridge’ in Brandywine Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, February 8, 2018

The “Swinging Bridge,” a pedestrian foot bridge in Brandywine Park in Wilmington, will be closed on weekdays beginning Monday, Feb. 12. The bridge will be open for weekend use.




DNREC receives EPA’s PISCES award; other milestones announced at the former NVF site in Yorklyn

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | New Castle County | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2018

DNREC’s water quality and revitalization of the former NVF facility in Yorklyn has been recognized as an Exceptional Project by the EPA, one of five such projects nationwide, for its excellence and innovation in Clean Water Infrastructure,




DNREC, DDA propose new regulations for firearms possession within Delaware state parks, wildlife areas, and state forests

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Date Posted: Friday, January 19, 2018

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Agriculture have proposed new regulations expanding the scope of legal possession of firearms within Delaware’s state parks, state wildlife areas and state forests.