DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Farm Lane Bridge
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Farm Lane Bridge in Yorklyn will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 19 to prepare the bridge for future construction work.
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, July 25 in Newark
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Monday, July 16, 2018
Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 at the University of Delaware’s Perkins Student Center, 325 Academy St. Newark, DE 19716. The RPAC meeting agenda can be found on the state’s Public Meeting Calendar.
DNREC Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announces St. Jones Reserve Visitor Center closed until fall for renovations
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy announced today that the visitor center at the St. Jones Reserve in Dover is temporarily closed for updating of the reserve’s exhibit hall. Construction is slated to be completed in early fall. During construction, restrooms will be open during normal office hours, and trails and grounds remain open to the public every day from dawn until dusk.
The St. Jones Reserve is the southern component of the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve. DNERR is a partnership between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DNERR is administered through the Delaware Coastal Programs Section of DNREC’s Division of Climate, Coastal & Energy.
For more information, please call the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve at 302-739-6377.
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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 2-8
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 3,940 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 2-8, issuing 83 citations.
DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section announces year’s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Friday, July 13, 2018
The DNREC Mosquito Control Section, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, has announced the first detection this year of West Nile virus in wild birds, indicating the recurrence of this mosquito-borne disease in Delaware.
