Spring Pond Trout Season to Open With Youth-Only Day March 1, Followed by Regular Downstate Opener March 2
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
DNREC announced Delaware’s 2025 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16-only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, followed by the opening of the regular downstate trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 2.
State of Delaware Offices in Kent & Sussex Counties Closed, New Castle County Offices Delayed on February 12, 2025
Department of Human Resources | Governor Matt Meyer | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Weather | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Severe Weather Conditions & Emergencies Alert State of Delaware offices in Kent and Sussex Counties are closed on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, during regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Non-essential employees who live or work in Kent and Sussex Counties are not to report to work for this period. State of Delaware offices […]
Sussex County Backyard Flock Tests Presumptive Positive for H5 Avian Influenza
Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced today that testing of a backyard flock in Sussex County, Del., has returned presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza from the University of Delaware’s Lasher Laboratory in Georgetown, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. This is the first case of H5 avian influenza in poultry in Sussex County.
DNREC Announces Leadership Changes
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Ritter, Cole and Boyle Named to Key Roles Secretary Greg Patterson today announced leadership appointments at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, naming three new officials to key roles to advance the Department’s mission and strengthen intergovernmental coordination and policy. Matthew Ritter has been named the director of DNREC Division of Parks […]
Federal judge sides with Jennings, deals another blow to Trump administration
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Shortly after Attorney General Kathy Jennings and others filed a lawsuit to protect medical research funding from indiscriminate cuts by the Trump administration, a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the attempted defunding. The order spares millions of dollars in funding for biomedical and public health research at the University of Delaware, […]
