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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Young Environmentalists of the Year Announced at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Today at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, a group of dedicated Delaware students were honored for their work to protect, restore or enhance our state’s natural resources as Governor John Carney and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced this year’s recipients of the DNREC Young Environmentalists of the Year Awards.




DNREC Issues Recreational Swimming Advisory for Rehoboth Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020

DNREC has issued a recreational swimming advisory for Rehoboth Beach at Rehoboth Avenue based on elevated levels of bacteria found in a sample taken Wednesday by the Department’s environmental scientists.




DNREC Extends Public Comment Period Until Aug. 15 on Croda Permit Application

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The public comment period on a pending application for an air permit for Croda Inc. will be extended until Aug. 15, 2020.




DNREC Announces Killens Pond State Park Water Park to Reopen Friday After Cleaning, Negative Tests

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen the Killens Pond State Park Water Park on Friday, July 24, following its closure last week after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Through the Division of Public Health, contact tracing was completed, water park staff who met the definition of close contact with […]




DNREC Asking the Public to Report Sightings of Wild Turkeys During July and August

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020

DNREC is looking for volunteers to help with its annual wild turkey productivity survey during July and August.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Young Environmentalists of the Year Announced at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020

Today at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, a group of dedicated Delaware students were honored for their work to protect, restore or enhance our state’s natural resources as Governor John Carney and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin announced this year’s recipients of the DNREC Young Environmentalists of the Year Awards.




DNREC Issues Recreational Swimming Advisory for Rehoboth Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2020

DNREC has issued a recreational swimming advisory for Rehoboth Beach at Rehoboth Avenue based on elevated levels of bacteria found in a sample taken Wednesday by the Department’s environmental scientists.




DNREC Extends Public Comment Period Until Aug. 15 on Croda Permit Application

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020

The public comment period on a pending application for an air permit for Croda Inc. will be extended until Aug. 15, 2020.




DNREC Announces Killens Pond State Park Water Park to Reopen Friday After Cleaning, Negative Tests

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen the Killens Pond State Park Water Park on Friday, July 24, following its closure last week after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Through the Division of Public Health, contact tracing was completed, water park staff who met the definition of close contact with […]




DNREC Asking the Public to Report Sightings of Wild Turkeys During July and August

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020

DNREC is looking for volunteers to help with its annual wild turkey productivity survey during July and August.