Delaware State Parks Kick Off 75th Anniversary Year with First Day Hikes
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Delaware State Park kicks off its 75th Anniversary celebration with free First Day Hikes at 16 different locations throughout the state.
Give Your Holiday Tree a Second Life at TreeCycle Jan. 10
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
DNREC is sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture’s TreeCycle event again in 2026. TreeCycle, where holiday trees are turned into mulch and wood chips, is a family-friendly recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10.
Registration Deadline Jan. 21 for the 2026 Delaware Wetlands Conference
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 22, 2025
Registration at the regular pricing is still available until Dec. 28 for DNREC’s largest biennial Delaware Wetlands Conference to date, on Jan. 27 and 28, 2026 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Del.
More DNREC Permits Go Digital
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Sunday, December 21, 2025
DNREC is continuing its effort to modernize environmental permitting. The DNREC Division of Air Quality has begun certain air permit applications online through Digital DNREC (ePermitting).
With Waterfowl Seasons Reopening After Recent Virus Detection, DNREC Urges Safe Handling of Harvested Wild Birds
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
As Delaware’s waterfowl hunting season reopens this week, DNREC reminds hunters that safe handling of harvested wild birds is imperative following the recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a sick snow goose found Dec. 8 in eastern Kent County.
