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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Open house for new Flood Risk Maps for Kent and Sussex Counties set for April 20 in Milford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 8, 2016

DNREC and FEMA will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Carlisle Fire Company Hall in Milford, to inform the public about new preliminary flood risk maps for parts of Kent and Sussex Counties.




Delaware fourth graders ‘Make a Splash’ and learn about protecting water resources

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2016

More than 720 fourth-grade students from seven elementary schools participated in the Make a Splash festival, an event that educates students on the diversity of estuary life and the importance of Delaware’s water resources.




Volunteers sought for 25th annual Christina River Cleanup on April 9

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016

DNREC Secretary David Small encourages volunteers to join the 25th annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup along the river and several of its tributaries on Saturday, April 9 from 8 a.m. until noon at 15 sites throughout northern New Castle County.




DNREC’s 27th annual beach grass planting March 19 covered five miles in helping preserve and protect Delaware’s coastline

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016

Almost one thousand hardy volunteers who turned out in the face of cold and snow for DNREC’s 27th Annual Beach Grass Planting March 19 enabled the planting this year of more than five miles of Delaware shoreline with Cape American beachgrass that helps protect and preserve the state’s dune system.




Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey volunteer training offered Saturday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) is seeking volunteers to assist with the annual bay-wide horseshoe crab spawning survey in May and June on Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Kitts Hummock and North Bowers beaches.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Open house for new Flood Risk Maps for Kent and Sussex Counties set for April 20 in Milford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, April 8, 2016

DNREC and FEMA will hold an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, at the Carlisle Fire Company Hall in Milford, to inform the public about new preliminary flood risk maps for parts of Kent and Sussex Counties.




Delaware fourth graders ‘Make a Splash’ and learn about protecting water resources

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2016

More than 720 fourth-grade students from seven elementary schools participated in the Make a Splash festival, an event that educates students on the diversity of estuary life and the importance of Delaware’s water resources.




Volunteers sought for 25th annual Christina River Cleanup on April 9

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 30, 2016

DNREC Secretary David Small encourages volunteers to join the 25th annual Christina River Watershed Cleanup along the river and several of its tributaries on Saturday, April 9 from 8 a.m. until noon at 15 sites throughout northern New Castle County.




DNREC’s 27th annual beach grass planting March 19 covered five miles in helping preserve and protect Delaware’s coastline

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016

Almost one thousand hardy volunteers who turned out in the face of cold and snow for DNREC’s 27th Annual Beach Grass Planting March 19 enabled the planting this year of more than five miles of Delaware shoreline with Cape American beachgrass that helps protect and preserve the state’s dune system.




Horseshoe Crab Spawning Survey volunteer training offered Saturday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 6

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (DNERR) is seeking volunteers to assist with the annual bay-wide horseshoe crab spawning survey in May and June on Ted Harvey Wildlife Area, Kitts Hummock and North Bowers beaches.