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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament’s new youth division

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Fishing offers an outstanding opportunity to enjoy Delaware’s great outdoors and spend quality time with family. To add to the experience for anglers age 15 and under, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced a new youth division of the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament with smaller qualifying sizes for trophy fish than the tournament’s adult requirements.



DNREC announces Alapocas Run State Park access parking lot at Bancroft Mills to close July 10 for mill demolition, redevelopment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

WILMINGTON – The state-owned parking lot at Bancroft Mills used for accessing the southern portion of Alapocas Run State Park along the Brandywine River will close for public use July 10, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today. The closure is necessary for demolition of nearby abandoned mill buildings and redevelopment of the site, and will remain in effect until further notice.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: June 19-25

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between June 19-25 made 2,308 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 212 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 156 citations.



DNREC announces that first phase of new Tri-Valley Trail in White Clay Creek State Park to open to the public July 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

NEWARK – The much-anticipated Tri-Valley Trail, located in White Clay Creek State Park north of Newark, will open to the public on July 4, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today. The first 1.9-mile Phase I section connects Paper Mill and Thompson Station roads to a new trailhead at the intersection of Smith Mill and Paper Mill roads.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center announces family-friendly programs for July

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility located in the heart of Delaware’s Bayshore Region, will host a variety of family-friendly programs during the month of July.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament’s new youth division

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

Fishing offers an outstanding opportunity to enjoy Delaware’s great outdoors and spend quality time with family. To add to the experience for anglers age 15 and under, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced a new youth division of the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament with smaller qualifying sizes for trophy fish than the tournament’s adult requirements.



DNREC announces Alapocas Run State Park access parking lot at Bancroft Mills to close July 10 for mill demolition, redevelopment

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

WILMINGTON – The state-owned parking lot at Bancroft Mills used for accessing the southern portion of Alapocas Run State Park along the Brandywine River will close for public use July 10, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today. The closure is necessary for demolition of nearby abandoned mill buildings and redevelopment of the site, and will remain in effect until further notice.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: June 19-25

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between June 19-25 made 2,308 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 212 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 156 citations.



DNREC announces that first phase of new Tri-Valley Trail in White Clay Creek State Park to open to the public July 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

NEWARK – The much-anticipated Tri-Valley Trail, located in White Clay Creek State Park north of Newark, will open to the public on July 4, DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today. The first 1.9-mile Phase I section connects Paper Mill and Thompson Station roads to a new trailhead at the intersection of Smith Mill and Paper Mill roads.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center announces family-friendly programs for July

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility located in the heart of Delaware’s Bayshore Region, will host a variety of family-friendly programs during the month of July.