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  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship


Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps appeal period runs through Nov. 6 for parts of New Castle County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship reminds residents of New Castle County that preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for portions of New Castle County released in December 2016 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently in a 90-day regulatory appeal period ending Nov. 6.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for water quality improvement projects within Delaware’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for community water quality improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for community water quality improvement projects.




4th annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta, co-sponsored by DNREC’s Reclaim Our River program, set for Saturday, Aug. 5 on Nanticoke River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017

The fourth annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 North Market Street, Blades.




Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards in Delaware State Fair ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored 30 Delawareans of all ages for their environmental leadership, innovation and dedication.

“This afternoon, we recognized a broad cross section of Delawareans who contribute to the conservation of our natural resources and the stewardship of our environment,” said Secretary Garvin. “We congratulate these volunteers, artists, organizers, photographers, and anglers – conservationists and environmentalists all – for their work that brought us here today, and look forward to their future contributions.”







  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship

Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps appeal period runs through Nov. 6 for parts of New Castle County

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, September 7, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship reminds residents of New Castle County that preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps for portions of New Castle County released in December 2016 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are currently in a 90-day regulatory appeal period ending Nov. 6.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for Delaware Chesapeake Bay watershed implementation projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for water quality improvement projects within Delaware’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.




DNREC now accepting grant proposals for community water quality improvement projects

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, August 11, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for community water quality improvement projects.




4th annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta, co-sponsored by DNREC’s Reclaim Our River program, set for Saturday, Aug. 5 on Nanticoke River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, July 31, 2017

The fourth annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta – presented by the Delaware Nature Society’s Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship’s Reclaim Our River Program, the Town of Blades and the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron – will cast off on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 North Market Street, Blades.




Governor Carney joins DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin in presenting DNREC Awards in Delaware State Fair ceremony

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Air Quality | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Community Affairs | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

HARRINGTON – Today at the Delaware State Fair, Governor John Carney and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored 30 Delawareans of all ages for their environmental leadership, innovation and dedication.

“This afternoon, we recognized a broad cross section of Delawareans who contribute to the conservation of our natural resources and the stewardship of our environment,” said Secretary Garvin. “We congratulate these volunteers, artists, organizers, photographers, and anglers – conservationists and environmentalists all – for their work that brought us here today, and look forward to their future contributions.”