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Delaware Launches $1.5 Million Forest Resiliency Fund to Enhance Stewardship and Combat Forest Loss

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

he Delaware Forest Service received $1.5 million from the U.S. Forest Service to establish the Delaware Forest Resiliency Fund to create a cost-share program where landowners can address forest resiliency through tree planting, invasive species removal, and prescribed fire.




2025 State Finalists Announced for White House STEM Recognition

Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Delaware Department of Education has named six Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Finalists’ applications will now move forward to the national level for final selection of the 2025 PAEMST National Awardees. 




DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will welcome visitors to the DuPont Nature Center at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve when the center reopens for the 2025 season Wednesday, April 2, featuring new exhibits.




AG Jennings encourages Delawareans to protect their genetic information at 23andMe

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

23andMe files for bankruptcy and looks to sell off its genetic database Attorney General Kathy Jennings today encouraged Delawareans who used 23andMe’s genetic testing services to delete data from the company’s genetic database following 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing. “Your genetic profile is the most personal of personal information,” said AG Jennings. “But my office has learned […]




Winners Announced for the 14th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware State Housing Authority | Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Finance | Department of Human Resources | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Department of State | Department of Technology and Information | Department of Transportation | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Hosted by the Delaware Division of the Arts, this highly anticipated exhibition ran from February 25 – March 21, 2025, at the Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University in Dover. With an impressive 209 submissions from State of Delaware employees and their immediate family members, the exhibition provided a platform to celebrate creativity, recognize artistic excellence, and highlight the diverse talents within the state workforce.







  Category: Newsroom

Delaware Launches $1.5 Million Forest Resiliency Fund to Enhance Stewardship and Combat Forest Loss

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

he Delaware Forest Service received $1.5 million from the U.S. Forest Service to establish the Delaware Forest Resiliency Fund to create a cost-share program where landowners can address forest resiliency through tree planting, invasive species removal, and prescribed fire.




2025 State Finalists Announced for White House STEM Recognition

Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Delaware Department of Education has named six Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2025 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest recognition that K-12 STEM teachers can receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Finalists’ applications will now move forward to the national level for final selection of the 2025 PAEMST National Awardees. 




DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center to Reopen April 2

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2025

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will welcome visitors to the DuPont Nature Center at the Mispillion Harbor Reserve when the center reopens for the 2025 season Wednesday, April 2, featuring new exhibits.




AG Jennings encourages Delawareans to protect their genetic information at 23andMe

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

23andMe files for bankruptcy and looks to sell off its genetic database Attorney General Kathy Jennings today encouraged Delawareans who used 23andMe’s genetic testing services to delete data from the company’s genetic database following 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing. “Your genetic profile is the most personal of personal information,” said AG Jennings. “But my office has learned […]




Winners Announced for the 14th Annual State Employee Art Exhibition

Delaware Division of the Arts | Delaware Health and Social Services | Delaware State Housing Authority | Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Correction | Department of Education | Department of Finance | Department of Human Resources | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Department of State | Department of Technology and Information | Department of Transportation | Governor Matt Meyer | Kent County | Lt. Governor Kyle Evans Gay | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Office of the State Treasurer | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Hosted by the Delaware Division of the Arts, this highly anticipated exhibition ran from February 25 – March 21, 2025, at the Arts Center/Gallery at Delaware State University in Dover. With an impressive 209 submissions from State of Delaware employees and their immediate family members, the exhibition provided a platform to celebrate creativity, recognize artistic excellence, and highlight the diverse talents within the state workforce.