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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group to hold Dec. 5 public workshop in Lewes in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017

Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group will host a public workshop Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Sussex County for input about the potential for offshore wind energy and the ways that it might benefit the state.




DNREC to accept applications for Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture leases on a first-come, first-served basis

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will begin accepting more Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture lease applications postmarked after midnight Tuesday, Dec. 5 on a first-come, first-served basis.




DNREC to hold public workshops, Wednesday, Nov. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 30, seeking input on Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act regulatory process

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 27, 2017

DOVER – Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public workshops this week seeking input as DNREC begins the regulatory process for developing regulations for the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, which Governor John Carney signed into law in August. The act requires the Department to develop and promulgate regulations for the redevelopment of 14 heavy-industrial use sites in Delaware’s Coastal Zone by Oct. 1, 2019. The Nov. 29 and 30 workshops will provide the public an opportunity to comment on the process the Department will use to develop regulations for the conversion permits DNREC will issue for sites to be redeveloped.




Seaford man pleads guilty to felony resisting arrest in connection with assault on DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

A Seaford man who assaulted a DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer Oct. 3 after he was found trespassing after hours in the Nanticoke Wildlife Area plead guilty and received a jail sentence this month.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to offer free admission to Delaware State Parks and the Brandywine Zoo on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), invite the public to #OptOutside this Black Friday by visiting Delaware State Parks. Admission will be free to 15 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Delaware Offshore Wind Working Group to hold Dec. 5 public workshop in Lewes in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, November 30, 2017

Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group will host a public workshop Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Sussex County for input about the potential for offshore wind energy and the ways that it might benefit the state.




DNREC to accept applications for Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture leases on a first-come, first-served basis

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 28, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will begin accepting more Inland Bays shellfish aquaculture lease applications postmarked after midnight Tuesday, Dec. 5 on a first-come, first-served basis.




DNREC to hold public workshops, Wednesday, Nov. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 30, seeking input on Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act regulatory process

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 27, 2017

DOVER – Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold two public workshops this week seeking input as DNREC begins the regulatory process for developing regulations for the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, which Governor John Carney signed into law in August. The act requires the Department to develop and promulgate regulations for the redevelopment of 14 heavy-industrial use sites in Delaware’s Coastal Zone by Oct. 1, 2019. The Nov. 29 and 30 workshops will provide the public an opportunity to comment on the process the Department will use to develop regulations for the conversion permits DNREC will issue for sites to be redeveloped.




Seaford man pleads guilty to felony resisting arrest in connection with assault on DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

A Seaford man who assaulted a DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officer Oct. 3 after he was found trespassing after hours in the Nanticoke Wildlife Area plead guilty and received a jail sentence this month.




DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to offer free admission to Delaware State Parks and the Brandywine Zoo on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, and Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), invite the public to #OptOutside this Black Friday by visiting Delaware State Parks. Admission will be free to 15 state parks and the Brandywine Zoo.