DNREC to host Wetlands Celebration and Get in Gear Family Bike Rally May 5 at Trap Pond
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
DNREC is celebrating May as American Wetlands Month with a variety of activities to honor wetlands as an important natural resource that plays key roles in protecting Delawareans from storms and flooding and providing habitat for wildlife.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeking great shots of Delaware anglers for annual photo contest
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today the start of their annual Delaware Fishing Photo Contest. The winning photograph will be featured on the cover of the 2019 Delaware Fishing Guide, with the top five photographs presented inside the guide.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 16-22
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between April 16-22 made 3,687 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, issuing 28 citations. Officers responded to 33 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public.
DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation highlights installation of solar panels that now power Fort Delaware State Park
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
The Division of Parks & Recreation today marked the installation of 540 solar panels to power Fort Delaware State Park. U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, PSEG representatives, Delaware City Mayor Stanley Green, other state officials, and schoolchildren joined DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin for the dedication.
DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation announces the dedication of a forest in each county into the Old Growth Forest Network
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
At an Arbor Day celebration today at the Tulip Tree Nature Preserve in Wilmington, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation and the Old Growth Forest Network announced that Delaware is the first state in the nation to be recognized for dedicating a mature forest in each of its counties into the nationally-recognized Old Growth Forest Network. Each of the forests to be recognized is also a state nature preserve.
