DNREC to Offer Training May 3 at Cape Henlopen for Becoming a Volunteer Beach-nesting Bird Monitor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 18, 2025
DNREC is seeking volunteers who want to help protect Delaware’s shorebird species – which include federally-listed threatened piping plovers and state-listed endangered American oystercatchers – by working as beach-nesting bird monitors. Training and a potential field trip will be held Saturday, May 3 at Cape Henlopen State Park.
Pocomoke Watershed Wetlands Get Highest Rating in DNREC’s Wetlands Monitoring and Assessment Report Card
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Good advance Earth Day news from DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program: An “environmental report card” on the health of wetlands within the Delaware and Maryland portion of the Pocomoke watershed – gave the wetlands a grade of A-, the highest-rated wetlands of any Delaware watersheds graded to date by DNREC.
Latest DNREC Air Quality Report Shows Progress, but Highlights Need for Continued Focus on Improvement
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
DNREC has released the Annual Air Quality Report, with the latest full-year data (2023) from the statewide air quality monitoring network showing that Delaware is making steady progress toward cleaner air which leads to healthier communities. DNREC Division of Air Quality data for 2023 found that Delaware’s air was either “Good” or “Moderate” for 353 days of the year.
Odessa High School Wins 2025 Delaware Envirothon Championship
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 11, 2025
In an historic upset, Odessa High School’s FFA and Agriscience Team broke a 22-year winning streak by Charter School of Wilmington Thursday, April 10 to win the 2025 Delaware Envirothon competition, sponsored by the Delaware Association of Conservation Districts and DNREC
Holy Cross School Students Earn Junior Solar Sprint Crown
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 10, 2025
A team of students from Holy Cross School in Dover earned the most points in combined design, portfolio and race competitions to win first place in the 2025 Junior Solar Sprint held on the campus of Delaware State University in Dover today.
