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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


First piping plover hatches anticipated next week

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Four pairs of piping plovers are incubating nests on the Point in Cape Henlopen State Park, with the first hatches anticipated as soon as next week.




DNREC announces Delaware State Parks’ annual camping numbers hit record high in 2015

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

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation served a record number of campers and cabin guests in 2015.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police to host 30th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament June 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police will hold their 30th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 4 at Ingrams Pond near Millsboro, Wyoming Pond in Wyoming and at the dog training area of Lums Pond State Park near Bear.




Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind boaters that drinking and boating don’t mix – and that boat operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher risk facing charges for operating under the influence (OUI), as well as putting themselves, their passengers and other boaters in Delaware waters at risk.




DNREC reopens Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier after major repairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Governor Markell, DNREC Secretary Small, and state and federal officials marked the reopening of the newly-repaired 1,300-foot Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

First piping plover hatches anticipated next week

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Four pairs of piping plovers are incubating nests on the Point in Cape Henlopen State Park, with the first hatches anticipated as soon as next week.




DNREC announces Delaware State Parks’ annual camping numbers hit record high in 2015

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

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation served a record number of campers and cabin guests in 2015.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police to host 30th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament June 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016

Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police will hold their 30th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 4 at Ingrams Pond near Millsboro, Wyoming Pond in Wyoming and at the dog training area of Lums Pond State Park near Bear.




Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind boaters that drinking and boating don’t mix – and that boat operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher risk facing charges for operating under the influence (OUI), as well as putting themselves, their passengers and other boaters in Delaware waters at risk.




DNREC reopens Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier after major repairs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Governor Markell, DNREC Secretary Small, and state and federal officials marked the reopening of the newly-repaired 1,300-foot Cape Henlopen State Park Fishing Pier.