DNREC to Hold Training at Cape Henlopen for Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitors Saturday, May 2
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 13, 2026
DNREC is seeking volunteers to help protect Delaware’s beach-nesting birds. Anyone interested in becoming a beach-nesting bird monitor is invited to attend a training session held by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 2 at the Officers Club in Cape Henlopen State Park located at Queens Road, Lewes, Del.
Delaware’s 2025 Wildlife Action Plan Gets U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approval
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
DNREC announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has given formal approval to Delaware’s 2025 Wildlife Action Plan (DEWAP) for guiding conservation efforts for the state’s wildlife and their habitats through 2035.
Turkey Hunting Season to Offer an Extra Day; Season Opens April 4 and 5 with Youth and Non-ambulatory Hunts
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Delaware’s upcoming spring turkey hunting season will run from April 10 through May 11 this year, with a special two-day youth and non-ambulatory hunt Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5 starting the season, DNREC announced. Hunters who have a permit for Segment D will get an additional day (Sunday, May 11) to hunt this season following a recent regulatory change to turkey season dates.
Take A Kid Fishing! Program Returns for Special Spring Break Dates
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 30, 2026
DNREC will offer youth fishing opportunities in each county in early April commemorating and celebrating Earth Month. The angling outings are to be put on by educators from DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center through the Take A Kid Fishing! program. One youth fishing event will be offered in each county during the first full week of April to coincide with many schools’ annual spring break.
DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 1
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, March 23, 2026
The DuPont Nature Center at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve welcomes visitors for the 2026 season when it reopens Wednesday, April 1. The DNREC facility, managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in April, adding Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from May through August.
