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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourage public to ‘Wear Your Life Jacket to Work’ May 18

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announced today their support of “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day” on Friday, May 18. They join boating professionals and outdoor enthusiasts in promoting lifejackets always being worn as a safe boating practice, as well as heightening awareness of the different life jackets available, and showing their comfort and versatility by wearing them to work.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold four open houses on developing new Master Plan for White Clay Creek State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin will host a public meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, May 21 to announce that the Division of Parks & Recreation is beginning the process of creating a master plan for the future of White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, and will be holding four open houses this summer to gather public input for the plan. The meeting will be held at Deerfield, 507 Thompson Station Road, Newark, DE 19711.




Funding assistance available to beginning farmers for poultry mortality management from Kent Conservation District partnership with DNREC, Department of Agriculture

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Approximately $1 million in conservation funding assistance is now available to help beginning farmers in Kent County address poultry mortality management on their farming operation. The funding – for implementing water quality best management practices including composters and mortality freezers to address routine mortality – comes through a program led by the Kent Conservation District in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Department of Agriculture (DDA), and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).




Drug-related arrests made on DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife-managed property by Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Kent County woman and man on May 12, for multiple criminal and drug-related charges at the Division of Fish & Wildlife-managed Coursey Pond near Frederica.




DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrests two Kent County men for illegal dumping

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018

MAGNOLIA – Acting on a tip made to DNREC’s Environmental Complaint hotline, Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrested two Kent County men May 11 and charged both of them with illegal dumping in Magnolia.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourage public to ‘Wear Your Life Jacket to Work’ May 18

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announced today their support of “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day” on Friday, May 18. They join boating professionals and outdoor enthusiasts in promoting lifejackets always being worn as a safe boating practice, as well as heightening awareness of the different life jackets available, and showing their comfort and versatility by wearing them to work.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to hold four open houses on developing new Master Plan for White Clay Creek State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin will host a public meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, May 21 to announce that the Division of Parks & Recreation is beginning the process of creating a master plan for the future of White Clay Creek State Park in Newark, and will be holding four open houses this summer to gather public input for the plan. The meeting will be held at Deerfield, 507 Thompson Station Road, Newark, DE 19711.




Funding assistance available to beginning farmers for poultry mortality management from Kent Conservation District partnership with DNREC, Department of Agriculture

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Approximately $1 million in conservation funding assistance is now available to help beginning farmers in Kent County address poultry mortality management on their farming operation. The funding – for implementing water quality best management practices including composters and mortality freezers to address routine mortality – comes through a program led by the Kent Conservation District in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Department of Agriculture (DDA), and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).




Drug-related arrests made on DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife-managed property by Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Kent County woman and man on May 12, for multiple criminal and drug-related charges at the Division of Fish & Wildlife-managed Coursey Pond near Frederica.




DNREC Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrests two Kent County men for illegal dumping

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Community Affairs | Date Posted: Monday, May 14, 2018

MAGNOLIA – Acting on a tip made to DNREC’s Environmental Complaint hotline, Natural Resources Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrested two Kent County men May 11 and charged both of them with illegal dumping in Magnolia.