DNREC Reminds Public: Do Not Sled or Snowboard on Dunes
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 2, 2025
With winter weather ahead, including snow in the immediate forecast, DNREC reminds residents and visitors that sledding, snowboarding and other recreational activities are not allowed on Delaware’s sand dunes.
Snow Geese Test Presumptive Positive for Avian Influenza; Delaware poultry producers encouraged to take precautions
Delaware Emergency Management Agency | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Saturday, December 28, 2024
DNREC and DDA announced today that laboratory testing conducted by the University of Delaware’s Allen Laboratory has returned presumptive positive findings of H5 avian influenza in sick and dead snow geese collected on December 27, 2024, in coastal Sussex County.
DNREC Cautions That Stricken Snow Geese Found Along Sussex Coast May Have Contracted Avian Influenza
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, December 27, 2024
DNREC announced that a number of snow geese found sick or dead Dec. 27 in coastal waters of Sussex County have been sent to the University of Delaware Poultry Health System laboratory to determine if they fell victim to the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI).
DNREC Provides Update on Indian River Inlet North Side Emergency Dredging and Beach Nourishment Project
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 23, 2024
DNREC announced significant progress has been made by the emergency dredging and beach nourishment project underway at the north side of the Indian River Inlet.
Recycle Holiday Trees in the New Year at Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle Event Jan. 4
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, December 20, 2024
DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping the trees out of the state’s landfills. TreeCycle is a family-friendly recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4. DNREC continues encouraging Delawareans to dispose of their trees in such way that pays dividends to the environment.
