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  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship


USACE and DNREC Sign Agreement for Bayshore Beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control have signed an agreement to protect and restore beaches along the Delaware Bay.




DNREC Soliciting Project Proposals For Surface Water Matching Planning Grants

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Delaware county and municipal governments, conservation districts, and estuary programs can now submit proposals to DNREC through Aug. 21 to receive matching grants for surface water project planning.




DNREC to Hold Virtual Joint Public Hearing July 9 on Proposed Offshore Wind Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

DNREC will hold a joint virtual public hearing Tuesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. on multiple permit applications and authorization requests made to DNREC by wind energy developer US Wind, Inc. involving Delaware aspects of the company’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project.




DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 10, 2024

The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District’s popular Cover Crop Cost-Share Program – funded in part by DNREC – has opened and runs through Aug. 30. The program helps Kent County farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover crops that help protect local water quality, build healthy soils, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.




DNREC to Offer June 13 Lecture on Living Shorelines for Home and Property Owners

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

DNREC will present a free lecture Thursday, June 13 to introduce property owners to living shorelines in Delaware, a type of green infrastructure using natural materials. The hour-long lecture hosted by the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach is presented by the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.







  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship

USACE and DNREC Sign Agreement for Bayshore Beaches

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control have signed an agreement to protect and restore beaches along the Delaware Bay.




DNREC Soliciting Project Proposals For Surface Water Matching Planning Grants

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Delaware county and municipal governments, conservation districts, and estuary programs can now submit proposals to DNREC through Aug. 21 to receive matching grants for surface water project planning.




DNREC to Hold Virtual Joint Public Hearing July 9 on Proposed Offshore Wind Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

DNREC will hold a joint virtual public hearing Tuesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. on multiple permit applications and authorization requests made to DNREC by wind energy developer US Wind, Inc. involving Delaware aspects of the company’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project.




DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Monday, June 10, 2024

The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District’s popular Cover Crop Cost-Share Program – funded in part by DNREC – has opened and runs through Aug. 30. The program helps Kent County farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover crops that help protect local water quality, build healthy soils, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.




DNREC to Offer June 13 Lecture on Living Shorelines for Home and Property Owners

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2024

DNREC will present a free lecture Thursday, June 13 to introduce property owners to living shorelines in Delaware, a type of green infrastructure using natural materials. The hour-long lecture hosted by the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach is presented by the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.