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DNREC Revises Recreational Striped Bass Summer Slot Season Limit for Compliance With ASMFC Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2024

DNREC announced today that Delaware’s recreational striped bass summer slot size limit regulation has been revised and will be in effect for the July 1 start of the slot season. The revision changes the state’s slot size limit from 20- to 25-inches to 20- to 24-inches.




DNREC to Treat Two Downstate Public Ponds During June for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

DNREC will begin the annual treatment of downstate public ponds – Wagamons Pond in Milton and Concord Pond near Seaford – for the foreign invasive aquatic weed hydrilla on Thursday, June 13, weather permitting. Hydrilla is a non-native plant that likely entered the state through the aquarium trade. Uncontrolled hydrilla can choke ponds and other waterways, crowding out beneficial plant species and preventing fishing and boating access.




Winners Announced in DNREC’s Haiku Poetry Contest

Delaware Libraries | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Winners of DNREC’s haiku poetry contest announced




DelDOT, Georgetown Celebrate Completion of Park Avenue Phase 1 Project

Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski joined state and local officials to celebrate the opening of the $21 million first phase of the Park Avenue relocation project on Friday. The nearly two-mile segment of road included reconstruction of Arrow Safety Road from Route 113 to S. Bedford Street, a new roundabout at the intersection of S. […]




Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Summer 2024 Cycle

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

Notice of Funding Opportunity About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Delaware’s unique history and its contributions over the course of the nation’s history. This is a story that begins millennia […]







  Category: Featured Posts

DNREC Revises Recreational Striped Bass Summer Slot Season Limit for Compliance With ASMFC Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2024

DNREC announced today that Delaware’s recreational striped bass summer slot size limit regulation has been revised and will be in effect for the July 1 start of the slot season. The revision changes the state’s slot size limit from 20- to 25-inches to 20- to 24-inches.




DNREC to Treat Two Downstate Public Ponds During June for Invasive Aquatic Weed Hydrilla

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

DNREC will begin the annual treatment of downstate public ponds – Wagamons Pond in Milton and Concord Pond near Seaford – for the foreign invasive aquatic weed hydrilla on Thursday, June 13, weather permitting. Hydrilla is a non-native plant that likely entered the state through the aquarium trade. Uncontrolled hydrilla can choke ponds and other waterways, crowding out beneficial plant species and preventing fishing and boating access.




Winners Announced in DNREC’s Haiku Poetry Contest

Delaware Libraries | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Featured Posts | News | Date Posted: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Winners of DNREC’s haiku poetry contest announced




DelDOT, Georgetown Celebrate Completion of Park Avenue Phase 1 Project

Department of Transportation | Featured Posts | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

Secretary of Transportation Nicole Majeski joined state and local officials to celebrate the opening of the $21 million first phase of the Park Avenue relocation project on Friday. The nearly two-mile segment of road included reconstruction of Arrow Safety Road from Route 113 to S. Bedford Street, a new roundabout at the intersection of S. […]




Delaware 250 Grants for Museums, Heritage Groups, and Non-Profits – Summer 2024 Cycle

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Featured Posts | Date Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024

Notice of Funding Opportunity About Delaware 250 The year 2026 will see the United States Semiquincentennial, the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of America’s (and Delaware’s) independence. This anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on Delaware’s unique history and its contributions over the course of the nation’s history. This is a story that begins millennia […]