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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Enjoy Camping in Delaware State Parks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025

Fall is a great time for camping in Delaware State Parks, with options that include sites for tents, yurts, RVs or beach cottages and homes.




Delaware Natural Resources Police Gathering Toys for Tots Donations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 27, 2025

Ahead of the giving season holidays, Delaware Natural Resources Police are again collecting donated toys for families in need this year in all three counties beginning Wednesday, Oct. 29. Donations of new and unwrapped toys will be distributed as gifts to children in communities statewide through the local branch of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.




DNREC Reopens Bancroft Bridge, an Important Connector for Wilmington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2025

The Bancroft Bridge, which links residents and visitors to Alapocas Run State Park, the Delaware Greenway system, and other historic, cultural and recreational opportunities in Wilmington, reopened after being closed since September 2021 due to remnants of Hurricane Ida.




Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Anglers With Fall and Winter Opportunities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

DNREC made its annual fall trout stocking in White Clay Creek in northern New Castle County today to provide anglers opportunities to fish upstate Delaware waters for trout during fall and winter. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout were stocked in White Clay Creek from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark.




Delaware to Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

With member state Delaware hosting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 83rd Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach, DNREC encourages anglers, commercial fishers and conservationists to follow the event either in person or virtually and provide input for their areas of fisheries interest.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Enjoy Camping in Delaware State Parks

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 31, 2025

Fall is a great time for camping in Delaware State Parks, with options that include sites for tents, yurts, RVs or beach cottages and homes.




Delaware Natural Resources Police Gathering Toys for Tots Donations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 27, 2025

Ahead of the giving season holidays, Delaware Natural Resources Police are again collecting donated toys for families in need this year in all three counties beginning Wednesday, Oct. 29. Donations of new and unwrapped toys will be distributed as gifts to children in communities statewide through the local branch of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.




DNREC Reopens Bancroft Bridge, an Important Connector for Wilmington

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 24, 2025

The Bancroft Bridge, which links residents and visitors to Alapocas Run State Park, the Delaware Greenway system, and other historic, cultural and recreational opportunities in Wilmington, reopened after being closed since September 2021 due to remnants of Hurricane Ida.




Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek to Provide Anglers With Fall and Winter Opportunities

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

DNREC made its annual fall trout stocking in White Clay Creek in northern New Castle County today to provide anglers opportunities to fish upstate Delaware waters for trout during fall and winter. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbow trout were stocked in White Clay Creek from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark.




Delaware to Host Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

With member state Delaware hosting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 83rd Annual Meeting Oct. 27-30 in Dewey Beach, DNREC encourages anglers, commercial fishers and conservationists to follow the event either in person or virtually and provide input for their areas of fisheries interest.