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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC’s First State Heritage Park First Saturday will host ‘First People of the First State: the Lenape Tribe of Delaware’ on Sept. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, August 27, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will celebrate the “First People of the First State: The Lenape Tribe of Delaware,” for the First State Heritage Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State” on Sept. 1. The program will feature a variety of free events and activities.




Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Aug. 28 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 24, 2018

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The council will discuss wildlife management activities on the Midlands Wildlife Area located in Sussex County, as well as upcoming statewide September hunting seasons and hunting opportunities on select state wildlife areas. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/56965.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 13-19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 24, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 13-19 made 2,995 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public, issuing 32 citations. Officers responded to 79 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host free outdoor performances of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ in three Delaware state parks Sept. 6, 13, 14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018

Three of DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s state parks will be transformed into the Forest of Arden as the Brown Box Theatre Project performs its eighth annual free, outdoor Shakespeare tour of “As You Like It” during September.




DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section to hold informational meeting Sept. 17 in Bethany on Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018

DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will hold an informational open house Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss the upcoming Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project. The public meeting will be held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE 19930. Topics for discussion will be current shoaling issues at Massey’s Ditch and the need for maintenance dredging; the beneficial reuse of the dredged material for beach nourishment on the north side of Indian River Inlet, and a general overview of sediment management in the Indian River Inlet system.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park First Saturday will host ‘First People of the First State: the Lenape Tribe of Delaware’ on Sept. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, August 27, 2018

DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will celebrate the “First People of the First State: The Lenape Tribe of Delaware,” for the First State Heritage Park’s monthly “First Saturday in the First State” on Sept. 1. The program will feature a variety of free events and activities.




Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Aug. 28 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 24, 2018

DOVER – Delaware’s Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. The council will discuss wildlife management activities on the Midlands Wildlife Area located in Sussex County, as well as upcoming statewide September hunting seasons and hunting opportunities on select state wildlife areas. For more information, including the meeting agenda, visit the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/56965.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Aug. 13-19

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 24, 2018

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 13-19 made 2,995 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public, issuing 32 citations. Officers responded to 79 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public.




DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host free outdoor performances of Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ in three Delaware state parks Sept. 6, 13, 14

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018

Three of DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s state parks will be transformed into the Forest of Arden as the Brown Box Theatre Project performs its eighth annual free, outdoor Shakespeare tour of “As You Like It” during September.




DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section to hold informational meeting Sept. 17 in Bethany on Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018

DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section within the Division of Watershed Stewardship will hold an informational open house Monday, Sept. 17 to discuss the upcoming Massey’s Ditch maintenance dredging project. The public meeting will be held from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE 19930. Topics for discussion will be current shoaling issues at Massey’s Ditch and the need for maintenance dredging; the beneficial reuse of the dredged material for beach nourishment on the north side of Indian River Inlet, and a general overview of sediment management in the Indian River Inlet system.