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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to close part of Cape Henlopen State Park for a managed deer hunt on Jan. 24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed to accommodate a managed deer hunt taking place Thursday, Jan. 24. The park’s main entrance will be closed for the DNREC-managed hunt, meaning bay and ocean beaches north of Herring Point cannot be accessed by park visitors during this hunt. The Gordons Pond area and lands on the west side of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will be open as usual.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Kent County Conservancy, announced today that it has secured two wetland parcels formerly owned by the McClements family of Dover, to become part of the Fork Branch Nature Preserve.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 7-13

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Jan. 7-13 made 1,567 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public, issuing 23 citations. Officers responded to 53 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public.



DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington is temporarily closed through the end of February while construction and improvement projects are made to the zoo’s campus.



Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council votes to raise surf-fishing permit fees for 2019 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019

Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council, which advises DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, today voted to raise surf fishing permit fees this year and to limit the number of permits issued annually to no more than 17,000.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to close part of Cape Henlopen State Park for a managed deer hunt on Jan. 24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed to accommodate a managed deer hunt taking place Thursday, Jan. 24. The park’s main entrance will be closed for the DNREC-managed hunt, meaning bay and ocean beaches north of Herring Point cannot be accessed by park visitors during this hunt. The Gordons Pond area and lands on the west side of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will be open as usual.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation receives land parcel donation adding wetlands to Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Kent County Conservancy, announced today that it has secured two wetland parcels formerly owned by the McClements family of Dover, to become part of the Fork Branch Nature Preserve.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 7-13

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Jan. 7-13 made 1,567 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public, issuing 23 citations. Officers responded to 53 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public.



DNREC’s Brandywine Zoo temporarily closed through February for construction and improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington is temporarily closed through the end of February while construction and improvement projects are made to the zoo’s campus.



Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council votes to raise surf-fishing permit fees for 2019 season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019

Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council, which advises DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, today voted to raise surf fishing permit fees this year and to limit the number of permits issued annually to no more than 17,000.