DNREC to Hold Community Information Session Sept. 24 on Indian River Inlet North Side Beach and Dune Repair
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
DNREC will hold a community information session on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to discuss the upcoming dredging and beach and dune replenishment project on the north side of the Indian River inlet. The session will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Bethany Beach Town Hall at 214 Garfield Parkway, and the public can stop by at any time to join the conversation about the north side of the inlet.
USACE and DNREC Sign Agreement for Bayshore Beaches
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control have signed an agreement to protect and restore beaches along the Delaware Bay.
DNREC Soliciting Project Proposals For Surface Water Matching Planning Grants
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Delaware county and municipal governments, conservation districts, and estuary programs can now submit proposals to DNREC through Aug. 21 to receive matching grants for surface water project planning.
DNREC to Hold Virtual Joint Public Hearing July 9 on Proposed Offshore Wind Project
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024
DNREC will hold a joint virtual public hearing Tuesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. on multiple permit applications and authorization requests made to DNREC by wind energy developer US Wind, Inc. involving Delaware aspects of the company’s proposed Maryland offshore wind project.
DNREC and Kent Conservation District Announce Fall Cover Crop Cost Share Sign-Up Period Through Aug. 30
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 10, 2024
The annual sign-up period for the Kent Conservation District’s popular Cover Crop Cost-Share Program – funded in part by DNREC – has opened and runs through Aug. 30. The program helps Kent County farmers offset seed, labor, and equipment costs when planting fall cover crops that help protect local water quality, build healthy soils, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.
