Urban Forestry Grants Up to $5,000 Now Available
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Newsroom | Urban and Community Forestry | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021
Delaware’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is once again offering competitive matching grants up to $5,000 for tree planting or tree management projects on public land. The grants – open to municipalities, homeowner associations, and certified 501(c)(3) non-profits in the State of Delaware – require a 50-50 match in either cash (non-federal funds) or in-kind services, including volunteer or staff time, equipment rental, or supplies. Requests can range from $500 to a maximum of $5,000 in one of two project categories: tree planting or tree management (i.e., professional tree inventory, hazardous tree removal, or pruning). This year’s deadline is Friday, March 5, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Expiration and Extension of CARES Act
Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021
January 7, 2021 For Immediate Release Kenneth Briscoe Expiration and Extension of CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Programs by Congress [WILMINGTON, DE] – On December 27, the federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed into law. The Delaware Department of Labor has reviewed the legislation and the […]
Zwaanendael Museum seeks plastic recyclables
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Donated plastic will be used to offset the purchase price of a recycled-plastic bench.
Statement from Attorney General Jennings on insurrection in Washington
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement Wednesday regarding the insurrection unfolding in Washington, D.C.: Patriotism is an action, not a title. Democracy is no more invincible now than it was in 1861, nor in this nation than in any of history’s other experiments in self-governance. Our democracy has only been strong when the […]
Registration Open for Delaware Mandatory Wild Turkey Hunting Course
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Delaware’s annual spring wild turkey hunting season is starting in April 2021. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds both resident and non-resident hunters age 13 and older that they must pass a turkey hunting course approved by the Delaware Hunter Education Program before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State.
