First piping plover hatches anticipated next week
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Four pairs of piping plovers are incubating nests on the Point in Cape Henlopen State Park, with the first hatches anticipated as soon as next week.
DNREC announces Delaware State Parks’ annual camping numbers hit record high in 2015
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation served a record number of campers and cabin guests in 2015.
DNREC reopens Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier after major repairs
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Governor Markell, DNREC Secretary Small, and state and federal officials marked the reopening of the newly-repaired 1,300-foot Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier.
‘Mighty Mo’s’ big gun moved to permanent resting place at historic Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, May 20, 2016
One of the nine original 16-inch guns from the battleship USS Missouri was moved to a permanent display within historic Fort Miles at Cape Henlopen State Park.
First piping plover nest of the season found at Cape Henlopen – and an American oystercatcher nest, too
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, May 9, 2016
Recent wet weather has not deterred beachnesting birds from beginning their nesting season at Cape Henlopen State Park – with this year’s first piping plover nest found late last week on the Point, along with an American oystercatcher nest.
