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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Suspect Identified in a Hit-and-Run Incident Involving a Golf Cart

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police have identified a suspect in a hit-and-run incident at Deerfield Golf Club involving a golf cart, resulting in multiple charges.




DNREC Awards Contract Replace Bancroft Bridge

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced that A-Del Construction of Newark has been awarded the contract for the replacement of the Bancroft Bridge in Alapocas Run State Park. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 1 and be completed in April 2025. Replacement of the existing Bancroft Bridge has been one of the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation’s highest priorities since its emergency closure September 2021 when it was damaged beyond repair due to Hurricane Ida floodwaters.




Delaware’s 2024/25 Hunting Season Just Around the Corner

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Delaware’s 2024/25 hunting season opens Sunday, Sept. 1 when Delaware deer hunters are set to go afield with archery equipment and crossbows. Also opening Sept. 1 are the resident Canada goose and mourning dove hunting seasons – the upcoming season will be the first for which Sunday hunting for gamebirds is permitted.




DNREC to Reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sept. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen a stretch of oceanside beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sunday, Sept. 1. The Point’s bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter. The DNREC Divisions of Parks and Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, and Watershed Stewardship have worked together since 1990 to implement a management plan to increase beach-nester and migratory shorebird populations. Thus far in 2024, 24 species of shorebirds, 10 species of terns including the federally threatened roseate tern, and seven species of gull are among the species observed at The Point.




Delaware Waterfowl and Trout Stamp Art Winners Chosen

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Delaware wildlife artist Richard Clifton and Nebraskan artist Dennis Arp took top honors in DNREC’s annual Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp art contests, with Clifton’s painting of a Canada goose for the 2025/26 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and Arp’s painting of a brook trout for the 2025 Delaware Trout Stamp.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Suspect Identified in a Hit-and-Run Incident Involving a Golf Cart

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, August 30, 2024

Delaware Natural Resources Police have identified a suspect in a hit-and-run incident at Deerfield Golf Club involving a golf cart, resulting in multiple charges.




DNREC Awards Contract Replace Bancroft Bridge

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced that A-Del Construction of Newark has been awarded the contract for the replacement of the Bancroft Bridge in Alapocas Run State Park. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 1 and be completed in April 2025. Replacement of the existing Bancroft Bridge has been one of the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation’s highest priorities since its emergency closure September 2021 when it was damaged beyond repair due to Hurricane Ida floodwaters.




Delaware’s 2024/25 Hunting Season Just Around the Corner

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Delaware’s 2024/25 hunting season opens Sunday, Sept. 1 when Delaware deer hunters are set to go afield with archery equipment and crossbows. Also opening Sept. 1 are the resident Canada goose and mourning dove hunting seasons – the upcoming season will be the first for which Sunday hunting for gamebirds is permitted.




DNREC to Reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sept. 1

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2024

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen a stretch of oceanside beach at The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park Sunday, Sept. 1. The Point’s bayside beach will remain closed until Oct. 1 for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter. The DNREC Divisions of Parks and Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, and Watershed Stewardship have worked together since 1990 to implement a management plan to increase beach-nester and migratory shorebird populations. Thus far in 2024, 24 species of shorebirds, 10 species of terns including the federally threatened roseate tern, and seven species of gull are among the species observed at The Point.




Delaware Waterfowl and Trout Stamp Art Winners Chosen

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2024

Delaware wildlife artist Richard Clifton and Nebraskan artist Dennis Arp took top honors in DNREC’s annual Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp art contests, with Clifton’s painting of a Canada goose for the 2025/26 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and Arp’s painting of a brook trout for the 2025 Delaware Trout Stamp.