Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 11-17
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 1,642 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 11 and July17.
REMINDER: DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeking great shots of Delaware anglers for annual photo contest
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife invites anglers and photography enthusiasts to enter the 2016 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest.
Gov. Markell signs Senate Bill 261 establishing dedicated funding for DNREC’s waterway management operations and responsibilities
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK (July 22, 2016) – Today at the Indian River Marina with DNREC Secretary David Small, legislators, and members of the Delaware Waterways Management and Financing Advisory Committee looking on, Governor Jack Markell signed legislation that establishes a dedicated and sustainable funding source for the state’s waterway management operations. Sponsored by Senator Gerald Hocker and Representatives Ronald Gray and Ruth Briggs King, Senate Bill 261 allocates increased revenue from the state’s boat registration program to a newly-created Waterway Management Fund for the exclusive support of Delaware’s waterway management operations, as directed by DNREC, to keep channels open and safe for boaters.
Amended Delaware Regulations Governing Beach Protection and Use of Beaches go into effect Aug. 11
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2016
DOVER (July 22, 2016) – Final amendments to Delaware’s Regulations Governing Beach Protection and the Use of Beaches – that implement legislative changes to the state’s Beach Preservation Act and clarify and codify the process for construction to help preserve the state’s fragile dune and beach system – will go into effect Aug. 11.
The amendments, pursuant to 7DE Admin. Code §5102, were approved July 15 in an order signed by DNREC Secretary David Small, and will be submitted to the State of Delaware’s Register of Regulations for publication Aug. 1.
DNREC at the 2016 Delaware State Fair
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Delaware’s DNREC is once again right in the middle of the annual Delaware State Fair, offering more environmental displays more State Parks presentationsand gamees and prizes for kids of all ages.
