Third Annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta on the Nanticoke sponsored by DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship makes another big splash; some rowers even make their way to regatta finish line
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2016
The Third 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 (ROR), the Town of Blades, the Nanticoke River Sail & Power Squadron, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and the Nanticoke Yacht Club – cast off with great ceremony Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park in Blades and finished as the most entertaining race yet in the increasingly popular event’s brief history.
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship Reclaim Our River program’s third-annual Recycled Cardboard Boat Regatta set for Saturday, Aug. 6 on the Nanticoke
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2016
BLADES, Del. – The third 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 Saturday, Aug. 6 at the Nanticoke River Public Marine Park, 26 N. Market Street, Blades, DE 19973.
DNREC honors Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors at State Fair
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016
Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored wetland professional and geologist Bartholomew Wilson and teachers Robin Moxley and Patricia Bear as Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors for their efforts to conserve and restore wetlands and to educate young Delawareans about the importance of these vital areas.
State Fairgoers vote Saint Thomas More Academy student’s artwork first-place winner in youth rain barrel painting contest
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016
Governor Markell and DNREC officials have announced the winning barrel in this year’s youth rain barrel painting contest, “Tiki – H2O Progenitor,” painted by Kara Scarangella, a high school sophomore at St. Thomas More Academy, Magnolia.
Annual Wade-In and issuing of Nanticoke River Report Card ‘grades’ set for Thursday, July 28 at Trap Pond State Park
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance (NWA) in partnership with DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship invites the public to join in celebration of the Nanticoke River and learn more about its current health and water quality issues at the annual Nanticoke Wade-In. This year’s event to be held Thursday, July 28 from 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Trap Pond State Park near Laurel.
