DNREC invites public to join 2018 ‘Nanticoke Wade In’ and learn of river’s ‘health’ June 9 at Trap Pond State Park
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 5, 2018
The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance and Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invite the public to join the 2018 Nanticoke Wade In and learn about the Nanticoke River Ten-Year Report Card, which will be released Saturday, June 9 at Trap Pond State Park in Laurel.
Funding assistance available to beginning farmers for poultry mortality management from Kent Conservation District partnership with DNREC, Department of Agriculture
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Approximately $1 million in conservation funding assistance is now available to help beginning farmers in Kent County address poultry mortality management on their farming operation. The funding – for implementing water quality best management practices including composters and mortality freezers to address routine mortality – comes through a program led by the Kent Conservation District in cooperation with the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Department of Agriculture (DDA), and the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS).
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
