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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Celebration held for DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Veterans Conservation Corps

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017

LAUREL – Eighteen Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) members spent 11 months in DNREC’s state parks performing trail maintenance, meadow management, invasive species eradication, and assisting in construction of boardwalks, solar panels, yurts and fire rings, and dozens of other park based projects. During a celebration of their service at Trap Pond State Park Nature Center, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin and others thanked the veterans, immediate family members and retired veterans for all of their hard work in state parks.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 23 in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at DNREC’s Lewes Field Office, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes.




Governor Carney to Trump Administration: No Drilling in the Atlantic

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Governor opposed oil and gas leasing in federal waters off Delaware, or elsewhere in Atlantic WILMINGTON, Del. – In a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Governor John Carney opposed drilling for oil and gas in federal waters off the coast of Delaware, or elsewhere in the Atlantic. President Trump in April issued an […]




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

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 7-13 made 2,551 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 276 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




Changes in lifeguard hours at Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks announced

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Hours and locations for lifeguarded ocean swimming beaches in Delaware State Parks will change beginning next week, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Celebration held for DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Veterans Conservation Corps

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017

LAUREL – Eighteen Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC) members spent 11 months in DNREC’s state parks performing trail maintenance, meadow management, invasive species eradication, and assisting in construction of boardwalks, solar panels, yurts and fire rings, and dozens of other park based projects. During a celebration of their service at Trap Pond State Park Nature Center, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin and others thanked the veterans, immediate family members and retired veterans for all of their hard work in state parks.




Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 23 in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at DNREC’s Lewes Field Office, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes.




Governor Carney to Trump Administration: No Drilling in the Atlantic

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Governor John Carney | The Environment | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Governor opposed oil and gas leasing in federal waters off Delaware, or elsewhere in Atlantic WILMINGTON, Del. – In a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Governor John Carney opposed drilling for oil and gas in federal waters off the coast of Delaware, or elsewhere in the Atlantic. President Trump in April issued an […]




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

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, August 18, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Aug. 7-13 made 2,551 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 276 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




Changes in lifeguard hours at Delaware Seashore and Fenwick Island state parks announced

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Hours and locations for lifeguarded ocean swimming beaches in Delaware State Parks will change beginning next week, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today.