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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

DOVER – 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 Oct.17-23 made 1,587 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 98 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks. Officers responded to 45 complaints.



DNREC urges motorists to watch out for deer crossing roadways, especially at dusk

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

With shorter days ahead – especially after the change Nov. 6 from Daylight Savings back to Standard Time – and more 9-to-5 workers driving home at dusk, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds all Delaware motorists to be alert for deer crossing roadways.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages a Halloween adventure with First State Heritage Park’s ‘Dark Dover’ tours Oct. 28-29

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The First State Heritage Park offers its Dark Dover program on Friday and Saturday evenings of Halloween weekend.



DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs awarded NOAA grant to remove derelict debris from Delaware Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs has been awarded $90,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program for a project that will remove thousands of derelict or “ghost pots” and other debris from the bottom of heavily-fished areas of the Delaware Bay.



Citizens Source Water Protection Committee to meet Nov. 2 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016

The Source Water Protection Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the DNREC-led Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Conference Room 220 of the Kent County Administrative Offices at 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

DOVER – 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 Oct.17-23 made 1,587 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 98 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks. Officers responded to 45 complaints.



DNREC urges motorists to watch out for deer crossing roadways, especially at dusk

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

With shorter days ahead – especially after the change Nov. 6 from Daylight Savings back to Standard Time – and more 9-to-5 workers driving home at dusk, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds all Delaware motorists to be alert for deer crossing roadways.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation encourages a Halloween adventure with First State Heritage Park’s ‘Dark Dover’ tours Oct. 28-29

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The First State Heritage Park offers its Dark Dover program on Friday and Saturday evenings of Halloween weekend.



DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs awarded NOAA grant to remove derelict debris from Delaware Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs has been awarded $90,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program for a project that will remove thousands of derelict or “ghost pots” and other debris from the bottom of heavily-fished areas of the Delaware Bay.



Citizens Source Water Protection Committee to meet Nov. 2 in Dover

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2016

The Source Water Protection Citizens and Technical Advisory Committee (CTAC) of the DNREC-led Source Water Assessment and Protection Program will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Conference Room 220 of the Kent County Administrative Offices at 555 South Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901.