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Governor Carney, DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Open WWII Tower 3 to Public

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Gov. John Carney joined DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin Wednesday to cut the ribbon on the newly-rehabilitated World War II Fire Control Tower 3 in Delaware Seashore State Park.




New Director Named for DNREC’s Division of Community Affairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has announced the appointment of Matthew Ritter as director of the DNREC Division of Community Affairs – a DNREC division that spans community-related government service services sections, including the Delaware Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit, the DNREC Public Affairs team, and the Offices of the Community Ombudsman and the Small Business Ombudsman.




Contractor’s Long-Delayed Start Leads to Pause in DNREC’s White Creek Dredging Project for Environmental Restrictions

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that, due to contractor delay, the White Creek priority dredging project in Sussex County will not be completed this season.




Volunteers Needed for DNREC-Sponsored Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 22

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Secretary | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

As part of the 2023 Earth Month celebration in April, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will join the Christina Conservancy and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to mobilize volunteers to pick up trash in northern Delaware during the annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup.




DNREC Announces New Director for Division of Fish and Wildlife

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Environmental Control has named Pat Emory to lead its Division of Fish and Wildlife.







  Category: Office of the Secretary


Governor Carney, DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Open WWII Tower 3 to Public

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Gov. John Carney joined DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin Wednesday to cut the ribbon on the newly-rehabilitated World War II Fire Control Tower 3 in Delaware Seashore State Park.




New Director Named for DNREC’s Division of Community Affairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Friday, March 24, 2023

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin has announced the appointment of Matthew Ritter as director of the DNREC Division of Community Affairs – a DNREC division that spans community-related government service services sections, including the Delaware Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit, the DNREC Public Affairs team, and the Offices of the Community Ombudsman and the Small Business Ombudsman.




Contractor’s Long-Delayed Start Leads to Pause in DNREC’s White Creek Dredging Project for Environmental Restrictions

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that, due to contractor delay, the White Creek priority dredging project in Sussex County will not be completed this season.




Volunteers Needed for DNREC-Sponsored Christina River Watershed Cleanup April 22

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Office of the Secretary | Weather | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

As part of the 2023 Earth Month celebration in April, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will join the Christina Conservancy and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to mobilize volunteers to pick up trash in northern Delaware during the annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup.




DNREC Announces New Director for Division of Fish and Wildlife

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Office of the Secretary | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Environmental Control has named Pat Emory to lead its Division of Fish and Wildlife.