DNREC Works to Revise 2025 Delaware Wildlife Action Plan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
DNREC has begun an update of the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan for the next 10 years, kicking off a process that will include federal, state and non-government conservation partners, along with wildlife experts, key stakeholders and the public. The theme of the plan focuses on keeping today’s wildlife from becoming tomorrow’s memories.
DNREC to Offer Training May 3 at Cape Henlopen for Becoming a Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 18, 2025
DNREC is seeking volunteers who want to help protect Delaware’s shorebird species – which include federally-listed threatened piping plovers and state-listed endangered American oystercatchers – by working as beach-nesting bird monitors. Training and a potential field trip will be held Saturday, May 3 at Cape Henlopen State Park.
DNREC Announces Spring and Summer Schedule for ‘Take a Kid Fishing!’ Events
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife announced a full spring and summer schedule of “Take A Kid Fishing!” events for budding anglers ages 6 through 15 who, along with their parents, grandparents or guardians, can learn how to fish at the upcoming events sponsored by DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center at locations throughout the state.
Visitors of All Ages Invited to Celebrate Earth Month with Events at DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Visitors to DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center near Milford are invited to celebrate Earth Month by attending special programs in April while enjoying the views of Mispillion Harbor and learning more about the Delaware River and Bay, including a beach cleanup, storybook time for children and a presentation about the Delaware Wildlife Action Plan.
DNREC Launches New Registration Process for Hunters Harvesting Wild Turkeys During Upcoming Spring Season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2025
When Delaware’s 2025 spring wild turkey season opens with a special two-day hunt Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6 for youth and non-ambulatory hunters, DNREC will launch a new registration system for hunters who harvest gobblers in the First State and also will feature Sunday turkey hunting for the first time in Delaware.
