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Vote Georgetown Lewes Trail and Junction and Breakwater Pathway into 2021 Rail – Trail Hall of Fame

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Parks and Recreation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

There are only a few more days before voting ends on August 6, 2021! Vote the Georgetown to Lewes Trail (GLT) & Junction and Breakwater Pathway (JBP) into this year’s Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) Hall of Fame! The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) are excited […]




Delaware Celebrates Lewes Canal Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

A living shoreline project developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to help Lewes, Delaware with shoreline stabilization was completed in partnership with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.




Delaware Wildfire Crew Battles Blazes In The West

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Delaware’s wildfire crew continues to battle the Harris Mountain Fire in the steep, rocky and mountainous terrain south of Cascade, Montana. The 31,345-acre blaze is currently 20 percent contained, with almost 300 personnel under a Type 2 Incident Management Team from the Northern Rockies to bring it under control

According to crew boss Sam Topper, Delaware’s 20-person Type 2IA crew has been constructing hotline on a critical piece of Division Z and has been working to keep the fire out of the head of Novak Creek. The crew has only four more shifts remaining before returning to the First State next week. The group departed Blackbird State Forest on July 21 and is serving a 14-day assignment.

Delaware also has a new Type 6 engine crew fighting the Cedar Creek Fire, currently 52,030 acres and 25% percent contained, located in Washington’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.  The team of three firefighters is led by the Delaware Forest Service’s Todd Gsell and includes Todd Shaffer of Maryland and Andy Ney of Felton.




August 5, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 11:30 a.m. about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.  




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Updates to State’s COVID-19 Testing Program

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) are providing updates to Delaware’s COVID-19 testing program.







  Category: News

Vote Georgetown Lewes Trail and Junction and Breakwater Pathway into 2021 Rail – Trail Hall of Fame

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Parks and Recreation | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

There are only a few more days before voting ends on August 6, 2021! Vote the Georgetown to Lewes Trail (GLT) & Junction and Breakwater Pathway (JBP) into this year’s Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC) Hall of Fame! The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) are excited […]




Delaware Celebrates Lewes Canal Living Shoreline Project

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | News | Date Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021

A living shoreline project developed by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary to help Lewes, Delaware with shoreline stabilization was completed in partnership with Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee.




Delaware Wildfire Crew Battles Blazes In The West

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Delaware’s wildfire crew continues to battle the Harris Mountain Fire in the steep, rocky and mountainous terrain south of Cascade, Montana. The 31,345-acre blaze is currently 20 percent contained, with almost 300 personnel under a Type 2 Incident Management Team from the Northern Rockies to bring it under control

According to crew boss Sam Topper, Delaware’s 20-person Type 2IA crew has been constructing hotline on a critical piece of Division Z and has been working to keep the fire out of the head of Novak Creek. The crew has only four more shifts remaining before returning to the First State next week. The group departed Blackbird State Forest on July 21 and is serving a 14-day assignment.

Delaware also has a new Type 6 engine crew fighting the Cedar Creek Fire, currently 52,030 acres and 25% percent contained, located in Washington’s Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.  The team of three firefighters is led by the Delaware Forest Service’s Todd Gsell and includes Todd Shaffer of Maryland and Andy Ney of Felton.




August 5, 2021 – COVID19 Press Briefing

News | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Governor John Carney will hold a virtual press briefing at 11:30 a.m. about Delaware’s response to COVID-19.  




Governor Carney, DPH, DEMA Announce Updates to State’s COVID-19 Testing Program

News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) are providing updates to Delaware’s COVID-19 testing program.