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  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship


Photographers invited to enter DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship’s first Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship invites photographers to participate in the first Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest, which 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.




DNREC announces that federal flood insurance is now available in Kent County Town of Magnolia

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, May 7, 2018

The Town of Magnolia has become the 50th Delaware community to participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship announced today – with flood insurance now available to all property owners in the town.




Governor’s 2018 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award winners honored

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Governor Carney, with DNREC Secretary Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Scuse, DACD President Edwin Alexander, and State Conservationist Kasey Taylor, presented the 2018 Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards and signed a proclamation officially designating April 29-May 6 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Delaware




Charter School of Wilmington wins 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

GREENWOOD – Charter School of Wilmington Team A was named the champion of the 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition held today at Swartzentruber Farm in Greenwood and sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Today’s win marks the school’s 19th win in the event’s 22-year history, including an unbroken winning streak since 2002. Charter School of Wilmington Teams’ B and C placed second and third, respectively, in this year’s Envirothon competition.




DNREC’s Conservation Programs Section to host rain barrel-building workshop April 14 in Blades as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The DNREC Conservation Programs Section will host a rain barrel-building workshop in conjunction with the Reclaim Our River Program from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 14, at Hardin Hall, 20 West 4th Street, Blades.







  Category: Division of Watershed Stewardship

Photographers invited to enter DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship’s first Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 8, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship invites photographers to participate in the first Delaware Watersheds Photo Contest, which 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.




DNREC announces that federal flood insurance is now available in Kent County Town of Magnolia

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Monday, May 7, 2018

The Town of Magnolia has become the 50th Delaware community to participate in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship announced today – with flood insurance now available to all property owners in the town.




Governor’s 2018 Agricultural and Urban Conservation Award winners honored

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Governor Carney, with DNREC Secretary Garvin, Department of Agriculture Secretary Scuse, DACD President Edwin Alexander, and State Conservationist Kasey Taylor, presented the 2018 Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards and signed a proclamation officially designating April 29-May 6 as Soil and Water Stewardship Week in Delaware




Charter School of Wilmington wins 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition sponsored by DNREC

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 27, 2018

GREENWOOD – Charter School of Wilmington Team A was named the champion of the 2018 Delaware Envirothon competition held today at Swartzentruber Farm in Greenwood and sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Today’s win marks the school’s 19th win in the event’s 22-year history, including an unbroken winning streak since 2002. Charter School of Wilmington Teams’ B and C placed second and third, respectively, in this year’s Envirothon competition.




DNREC’s Conservation Programs Section to host rain barrel-building workshop April 14 in Blades as part of Reclaim Our River Program

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The DNREC Conservation Programs Section will host a rain barrel-building workshop in conjunction with the Reclaim Our River Program from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 14, at Hardin Hall, 20 West 4th Street, Blades.