DNREC Announces Record Wild Turkey Harvest for Delaware’s 2023 Spring Hunting Season
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 13, 2023
DNREC announced a new all-time high harvest for the state during Delaware’s month-long spring turkey season.
DNREC Adds Protected Acreage Thru Open Space Program
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2023
DNREC continues protect and conserve more land for the public to enjoy through the state’s Open Space Program.
Wastewater, Surface Water and Drinking Water Planning Grant Proposals Now Being Accepted by DNREC, DPH
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, July 10, 2023
State government agencies, county and municipal governments, and conservation districts can now submit proposals to DNREC and the DPH to receive matching grants for wastewater, surface water and drinking water project planning.
Stretch of Beach at Gordons Pond That Closed for Protection of Threatened Piping Plovers is Reopened After Nest Failure
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2023
DNREC announced today that a stretch of beach at Gordons Pond within Cape Henlopen State Park has been reopened to beachgoers and surf fishers after the failure of a piping plover nest that was discovered there in late May.
DNREC Bans Gaffs for Handling Recreationally-Caught Striped Bass to Comply With ASMFC Management Plan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 7, 2023
DNREC announced that the use of a gaff to handle any striped bass caught by recreational anglers is prohibited, effective immediately.
