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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Sept. 30-Oct. 6 made 1,603 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academies graduate 59 students

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

This year’s DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy program was a huge success, with 59 students completing the academies’ curriculum the past summer. Now in its fourth year, the popular program is geared to students ages 12 to 15 with an interest in natural resources and law enforcement, with a focus on acquiring or enhancing boating, fishing, and hunting skills.




DNREC-sponsored 12th annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware natural treasures Oct. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The Blackbird Creek Reserve will be holding their 12th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 19 on the Delaware Bayshore Byway.




Delaware’s Native Species Commission to meet Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Delaware’s Native Species Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Building.




Delaware sends Type 6 engine to North Carolina

Department of Agriculture | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019

The Delaware Forest Service has dispatched a Type 6 engine and crew to the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The unit will provide resource and readiness capability as a combination of drought, fuel moisture, and weather conditions have created above average potential for increased wildfire activity across the Southern Region. Delaware’s crew consists of Sam Topper of Maryland, a senior forester with the Delaware Forest Service, and Adam N. Keever of Newark, a conservation technician with DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation.

This is the first assignment of 2019 for the Delaware engine crew.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 30-Oct. 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Sept. 30-Oct. 6 made 1,603 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academies graduate 59 students

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

This year’s DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy program was a huge success, with 59 students completing the academies’ curriculum the past summer. Now in its fourth year, the popular program is geared to students ages 12 to 15 with an interest in natural resources and law enforcement, with a focus on acquiring or enhancing boating, fishing, and hunting skills.




DNREC-sponsored 12th annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware natural treasures Oct. 19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The Blackbird Creek Reserve will be holding their 12th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 19 on the Delaware Bayshore Byway.




Delaware’s Native Species Commission to meet Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Delaware’s Native Species Commission will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Room 220 at the Kent County Administrative Building.




Delaware sends Type 6 engine to North Carolina

Department of Agriculture | Division of Parks and Recreation | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019

The Delaware Forest Service has dispatched a Type 6 engine and crew to the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The unit will provide resource and readiness capability as a combination of drought, fuel moisture, and weather conditions have created above average potential for increased wildfire activity across the Southern Region. Delaware’s crew consists of Sam Topper of Maryland, a senior forester with the Delaware Forest Service, and Adam N. Keever of Newark, a conservation technician with DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation.

This is the first assignment of 2019 for the Delaware engine crew.