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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo updated with new animal species and exhibits this spring

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Division of Parks & Rec and the Delaware Zoological Society have announced new animal species, and new and updated exhibits at the Brandywine Zoo.



Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet April 30 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2019

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The Council will discuss public proposals regarding predator hunting at night and changes to the fox trapping season. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/62201.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces dredging near the Assawoman Canal Trail to begin May 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that dredging will begin May 6 on a lagoon adjacent to the Assawoman Canal.



DNREC cuts ribbon for new Little Creek boating and fishing access area, managed by Division of Fish & Wildlife

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control officially opened the newly-completed Little Creek Boating and Fishing Access Area.



Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, May 1 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at DNREC’s State Street Commons Offices located at 100 W. Water Street, Dover, DE 19904. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the state’s Public Meeting Calendar. The Recycling Public Advisory Council was enacted into law by Senate Bill 234 in May 2010, and charged with advising the Governor’s Office, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority on all aspects of recycling, including: methodology for measuring recycling rates; development of grant criteria and selection of applications; and possible outreach activities designed to achieve higher recycling rates.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo updated with new animal species and exhibits this spring

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Division of Parks & Rec and the Delaware Zoological Society have announced new animal species, and new and updated exhibits at the Brandywine Zoo.



Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet April 30 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, April 25, 2019

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The Council will discuss public proposals regarding predator hunting at night and changes to the fox trapping season. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/62201.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces dredging near the Assawoman Canal Trail to begin May 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that dredging will begin May 6 on a lagoon adjacent to the Assawoman Canal.



DNREC cuts ribbon for new Little Creek boating and fishing access area, managed by Division of Fish & Wildlife

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control officially opened the newly-completed Little Creek Boating and Fishing Access Area.



Delaware Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, May 1 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 23, 2019

DOVER – Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at DNREC’s State Street Commons Offices located at 100 W. Water Street, Dover, DE 19904. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the state’s Public Meeting Calendar. The Recycling Public Advisory Council was enacted into law by Senate Bill 234 in May 2010, and charged with advising the Governor’s Office, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, and the Delaware Solid Waste Authority on all aspects of recycling, including: methodology for measuring recycling rates; development of grant criteria and selection of applications; and possible outreach activities designed to achieve higher recycling rates.