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DNREC to Close, Reduce Hours at Some Facilities for January

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities following the surge in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant.




December 30, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.  




Additional Delaware Deer Hunting Seasons to Open in January

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Firearm deer hunting seasons opening in January and continuing archery deer seasons provide the last chance for hunters to harvest deer during the general 2021/22 Delaware hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




DPH to Implement Updated CDC Guidance Reducing Quarantine, Isolation Periods

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 28, 2021) – The Division of Public Health announced that it will implement updated guidance issued Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to shorten the recommended time that people should isolate or quarantine from 10 days to 5 days based on certain conditions and vaccination status.  The change is motivated by […]




Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway of the Rehoboth Bay. The harvest closure will be in effect for 21 days unless further spills occur.







  Category: News

DNREC to Close, Reduce Hours at Some Facilities for January

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 30, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities following the surge in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant.




December 30, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.  




Additional Delaware Deer Hunting Seasons to Open in January

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Firearm deer hunting seasons opening in January and continuing archery deer seasons provide the last chance for hunters to harvest deer during the general 2021/22 Delaware hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




DPH to Implement Updated CDC Guidance Reducing Quarantine, Isolation Periods

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

DOVER, DE (Dec. 28, 2021) – The Division of Public Health announced that it will implement updated guidance issued Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to shorten the recommended time that people should isolate or quarantine from 10 days to 5 days based on certain conditions and vaccination status.  The change is motivated by […]




Sewage Spill Suspends Shellfish Harvesting in Rehoboth Bay

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2021

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway of the Rehoboth Bay. The harvest closure will be in effect for 21 days unless further spills occur.