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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC to Assume Management of Deauville Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

 DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation will assume management of the state-owned Deauville Beach and continue all services currently being provided. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that it will assume day-to-day management of Deauville Beach from the city of Rehoboth Beach for the 2024 season. DNREC and the city […]




Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 2, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Delaware’s 2024 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, followed by the opening of the regular pond trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 3.




Delaware Receives $120K Grant for American Kestrel Conservation Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 5, 2024

Delaware has received approximately $120,000 from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Wildlife Restoration Program to support the study and preservation of the American kestrel, a species currently listed as endangered in Delaware and the smallest falcon in North America.




Woman Arrested for Vehicular Assault on a Natural Resources Police Officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police arrested a Wilmington woman on the charge of multiple criminal and traffic offenses on Jan. 29, 2024.




DNREC to Close Part of Cape Henlopen State Park Jan. 16, 17 for Managed Deer Hunt

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 and Wednesday, Jan. 17 to accommodate a managed deer hunt. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation will close the park’s main entrance for the managed hunt, meaning bay and […]







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC to Assume Management of Deauville Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

 DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation will assume management of the state-owned Deauville Beach and continue all services currently being provided. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that it will assume day-to-day management of Deauville Beach from the city of Rehoboth Beach for the 2024 season. DNREC and the city […]




Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 2, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 3

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Delaware’s 2024 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 2, followed by the opening of the regular pond trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 3.




Delaware Receives $120K Grant for American Kestrel Conservation Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, February 5, 2024

Delaware has received approximately $120,000 from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Wildlife Restoration Program to support the study and preservation of the American kestrel, a species currently listed as endangered in Delaware and the smallest falcon in North America.




Woman Arrested for Vehicular Assault on a Natural Resources Police Officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police arrested a Wilmington woman on the charge of multiple criminal and traffic offenses on Jan. 29, 2024.




DNREC to Close Part of Cape Henlopen State Park Jan. 16, 17 for Managed Deer Hunt

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, January 12, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 and Wednesday, Jan. 17 to accommodate a managed deer hunt. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation will close the park’s main entrance for the managed hunt, meaning bay and […]