DNREC’s inaugural Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academy introduces students to outdoors law enforcement and lets them see themselves as on-the-job candidates
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
A full complement of 20 students concluded their week-long training at the Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s inaugural Youth Academy with a recognition ceremony held at and hosted by Cabela’s at the Christiana Mall.
Division of Public Health Announces New Zika Transmission Guidelines and Delaware Cases
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Today, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) updated its guidelines for sexual transmission of the Zika virus following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announcement of the first reported case of female to male sexual transmission in New York. DPH is also announcing two new travel-related cases in Delaware. A Sussex County woman, and a New Castle County man tested positive for the Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in Delaware to 10. All of the Zika positive test results are due to a mosquito bite while traveling abroad and none involve a pregnancy. Both individuals were tested within the last few weeks.
Water Infrastructure Advisory Council meeting set for August 17 in Dover
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council (WIAC) will meet at 9 a.m. Aug. 17 at the Delaware Technical and Community College Corporate Training Center, in Dover.
Delaware Division of the Arts Announces First Round of Grants in Support of Arts Projects for Fiscal Year 2017
Delaware Division of the Arts | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016
DELAWARE DIVISION OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF ARTS PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 100 arts and community organizations that will serve Delawareans statewide with arts programming and services, arts education, and arts marketing and promotion. […]
DelDOT, DNREC begin reconstruction at Hearns Pond Dam near Seaford
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Department of Transportation | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, July 25, 2016
State officials joined local residents for a briefing on the project to rehabilitate the aging Hearns Pond Dam and bring it into compliance with Delaware’s Dam Safety Regulations. The dam is the state’s top priority for improvements based on the risk to downstream communities and infrastructure should the dam fail.
