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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Charter School of Wilmington wins 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

GREENWOOD – Charter School of Wilmington Team A was named the champion of the 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition held today at Swartzentruber Farm in Greenwood and sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Today’s win marks the school’s 19th win in the event’s 22-year history, including an unbroken winning streak since 2002. Charter School of Wilmington Teams’ B and C placed second and third, respectively, in this year’s Envirothon competition.




Citizens Source Water Protection Committee to meet May 2 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Kent County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Source Water Protection Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 2, in Conference Room 220 A&B of the Kent County Administrative Offices on Bay Road in Dover.




Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish April 24 meeting canceled

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018

Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 has been canceled.




DNREC, DTI electronics recycling partnership saved Delaware more than $110,000 in 2017 energy costs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Technology and Information | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018

A partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware’s Department of Technology and Information (DTI) with the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) in the national State Electronics Challenge has saved the state more than $110,000 in energy costs for 2017.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces summer flounder minimum size reduction to 16.5 inches for recreational anglers

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018

The Division of Fish & Wildlife announced that the summer flounder minimum size has been reduced to 16.5 inches for recreational anglers, half an inch less than the previous 17-inch minimum size. Summer flounder season remains open year round and the possession limit remains at four summer flounder per person per day.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Charter School of Wilmington wins 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

GREENWOOD – Charter School of Wilmington Team A was named the champion of the 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition held today at Swartzentruber Farm in Greenwood and sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Today’s win marks the school’s 19th win in the event’s 22-year history, including an unbroken winning streak since 2002. Charter School of Wilmington Teams’ B and C placed second and third, respectively, in this year’s Envirothon competition.




Citizens Source Water Protection Committee to meet May 2 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Kent County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Source Water Protection Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 2, in Conference Room 220 A&B of the Kent County Administrative Offices on Bay Road in Dover.




Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish April 24 meeting canceled

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018

Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish monthly meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 has been canceled.




DNREC, DTI electronics recycling partnership saved Delaware more than $110,000 in 2017 energy costs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Technology and Information | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018

A partnership between the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware’s Department of Technology and Information (DTI) with the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) in the national State Electronics Challenge has saved the state more than $110,000 in energy costs for 2017.




DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces summer flounder minimum size reduction to 16.5 inches for recreational anglers

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 20, 2018

The Division of Fish & Wildlife announced that the summer flounder minimum size has been reduced to 16.5 inches for recreational anglers, half an inch less than the previous 17-inch minimum size. Summer flounder season remains open year round and the possession limit remains at four summer flounder per person per day.