DNREC to conduct water-quality dye test in Murderkill River and Delaware Bay to evaluate bay oyster beds
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
DOVER – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Delaware Shellfish Program and Kent County Levy Court will conduct a week-long water quality study starting June 10 in the Murderkill River and Delaware Bay to evaluate the bay’s oyster beds. The study calls for applications of the red dye Rhodamine WT, which is commonly used in water quality and dispersion tests, and is not considered harmful to the public or the environment.
DNREC and Center for the Inland Bays to host Water Family Fest on June 8
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host their first annual Water Family Fest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 8 at the James Farm Ecological Preserve, on Cedar Neck Road, in Ocean View. Admission is free.
DNREC Shoreline & Waterway Management Section urges boater alertness for navigating Baker’s Channel this summer
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, May 24, 2019
DNREC advises boaters traveling in the Inland Bays to be alert when navigating in Baker’s Channel, which is very shallow at low tide.
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship to host rain barrel-building workshop May 25 in Blades
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, May 20, 2019
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship staff will host a rain barrel-building workshop from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 25th.
Photographers invited to compete in DNREC’s ‘Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest’
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019
DNREC invites photographers to participate in the Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest. The contest aims to share the beauty of Delaware’s diverse environment while acting as a vivid reminder that everything that happens on land within the state’s watersheds also directly affects what’s happening in our waterways.
