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7th Annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar on Oct. 30 and 31 at State Fairgrounds in Harrington

Department of Agriculture | Department of Labor | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service’s urban and community forestry program will hold its 7th Annual Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar—a one and a half-day event on October 30 and 31, 2017 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Speakers include tree care experts, policymakers, and academic researchers who will incorporate classroom lectures, outdoor demonstrations, and vendor exhibits to cover tree pest and disease issues, tree care management, and best practices in worker safety and pesticide use.

Attendees can earn continuing education credits toward International Society of Arboriculture and Maryland Licensed Tree Expert certifications, as well as Delaware pesticide credits. Cost is $95 for both days (meals and snacks included). To register, go to delawaretrees.com. For more information, email Kesha.Braunskill@state.de.us.




Imagine A Litter-Free Delaware Clean Up Scheduled

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 2, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is asking Adopt-A-Highway volunteers and others to help clean up Delaware’s roadsides during the department’s 13th annual Imagine A Litter-Free Delaware event, which will be held between 8am and 5pm on Saturday, October 20, and Sunday October 21, 2017. The rain date will be Saturday, October 28, and Sunday, October 29, 2017. […]




DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation to host open house on Fort Miles Master Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Fort Miles Historical Association, will host an open house on October 16 for public review and comment on proposed capital improvements to the Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area in Cape Henlopen State Park.




DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 1 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 1 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Ray Magnani’s “Oxidation and The Dance” Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (September 27, 2017) – Oxidation and The Dance: Two Photographic Essays will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from October 6-27, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, October 6 from 5-7 p.m. Magnani received a 2017 Emerging Fellowship in Photography. In this exhibition, he is […]







  Category: Sussex County

7th Annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar on Oct. 30 and 31 at State Fairgrounds in Harrington

Department of Agriculture | Department of Labor | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2017

The Delaware Forest Service’s urban and community forestry program will hold its 7th Annual Delaware Arborist and Tree Care Seminar—a one and a half-day event on October 30 and 31, 2017 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. Speakers include tree care experts, policymakers, and academic researchers who will incorporate classroom lectures, outdoor demonstrations, and vendor exhibits to cover tree pest and disease issues, tree care management, and best practices in worker safety and pesticide use.

Attendees can earn continuing education credits toward International Society of Arboriculture and Maryland Licensed Tree Expert certifications, as well as Delaware pesticide credits. Cost is $95 for both days (meals and snacks included). To register, go to delawaretrees.com. For more information, email Kesha.Braunskill@state.de.us.




Imagine A Litter-Free Delaware Clean Up Scheduled

Department of Transportation | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 2, 2017

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) is asking Adopt-A-Highway volunteers and others to help clean up Delaware’s roadsides during the department’s 13th annual Imagine A Litter-Free Delaware event, which will be held between 8am and 5pm on Saturday, October 20, and Sunday October 21, 2017. The rain date will be Saturday, October 28, and Sunday, October 29, 2017. […]




DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation to host open house on Fort Miles Master Plan

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, in partnership with the Fort Miles Historical Association, will host an open house on October 16 for public review and comment on proposed capital improvements to the Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area in Cape Henlopen State Park.




DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 1 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 1 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit Ray Magnani’s “Oxidation and The Dance” Photographs

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Wilmington, Del. (September 27, 2017) – Oxidation and The Dance: Two Photographic Essays will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from October 6-27, 2017. An opening reception to meet the artist will be held on Friday, October 6 from 5-7 p.m. Magnani received a 2017 Emerging Fellowship in Photography. In this exhibition, he is […]