Trail closures at White Clay Creek State Park announced due to construction projects
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017
Some of the trails within White Clay Creek State Park have been temporarily closed due to trail construction.
Recycling Public Advisory Committee to meet Wednesday, Jan. 25 in Dover
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, January 23, 2017
The Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the Sussex Conference Room, Department of Insurance, 841 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Jan. 9-15
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 20, 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 Jan. 9-15 made 1163 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 23 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 21 citations.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces registration open for Delaware’s mandatory wild turkey hunting course
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
With Delaware’s spring wild turkey hunting season fast approaching, DNREC’s Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters that they must pass a Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife-approved course on turkey hunting before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State.
DNREC, DNERR collaborate on new national study examining sea level rise in tidal marshes
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2017
The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR), a partnership between DNREC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), recently collaborated with 15 other National Estuarine Research Reserves in 13 coastal states on a first-in-the-nation research study that examined the capabilities of tidal marshes to keep pace with sea level rise. Results of the pioneering study, “Rising to the Challenge: Will Tidal Marshes Survive Rising Seas?” were recently published in Biological Conservation, an internationally-recognized journal of conservation and natural resource management. The study included a tidal marsh resiliency assessment of DNERR’s St. Jones Reserve in Dover.
