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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Free admission at Delaware State Parks on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, November 21, 2016

Delaware State Parks and outdoor recreation retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), invite the public to #OptOutside on Black Friday, Nov. 25, when admission to all of Delaware’s state parks will be free of charge. REI initiated the “Opt Outside” program last year to encourage children and families to enjoy the outdoors, rather than participate in Black Friday retail sales.




DNREC Emergency Response sampling for airborne asbestos in area of ongoing Bancroft Mills fire finds no contamination

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016

DNREC’s Emergency Response team sampled the air today in several New Castle County communities in the immediate area of the ongoing Bancroft Mills fire for airborne asbestos resulting from the fire – with 11 samples taken during the day revealing no airborne asbestos contamination in the area.




New Delaware State Parks annual passes go on sale Nov. 25

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016

New annual Delaware State Parks passes, good for admission year-round to all state parks, go on sale online beginning Friday, Nov. 25, and at authorized stores and park offices beginning Monday, Nov. 28.




Delaware waterfowl hunting seasons reopen Nov. 21-26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds waterfowl hunters that Delaware’s next seasonal segment for hunting both migratory ducks and Canada geese runs from Monday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 26.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest two Maryland men for multiple nighttime deer poaching violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested two Maryland men on multiple nighttime deer poaching-related violations Nov. 13 near Farmington during the opening weekend of Delaware’s 2016 shotgun deer season, which runs through Sunday, Nov. 20.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Free admission at Delaware State Parks on Black Friday

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Monday, November 21, 2016

Delaware State Parks and outdoor recreation retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), invite the public to #OptOutside on Black Friday, Nov. 25, when admission to all of Delaware’s state parks will be free of charge. REI initiated the “Opt Outside” program last year to encourage children and families to enjoy the outdoors, rather than participate in Black Friday retail sales.




DNREC Emergency Response sampling for airborne asbestos in area of ongoing Bancroft Mills fire finds no contamination

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Waste and Hazardous Substances | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016

DNREC’s Emergency Response team sampled the air today in several New Castle County communities in the immediate area of the ongoing Bancroft Mills fire for airborne asbestos resulting from the fire – with 11 samples taken during the day revealing no airborne asbestos contamination in the area.




New Delaware State Parks annual passes go on sale Nov. 25

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2016

New annual Delaware State Parks passes, good for admission year-round to all state parks, go on sale online beginning Friday, Nov. 25, and at authorized stores and park offices beginning Monday, Nov. 28.




Delaware waterfowl hunting seasons reopen Nov. 21-26

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2016

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds waterfowl hunters that Delaware’s next seasonal segment for hunting both migratory ducks and Canada geese runs from Monday, Nov. 21 through Saturday, Nov. 26.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest two Maryland men for multiple nighttime deer poaching violations

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested two Maryland men on multiple nighttime deer poaching-related violations Nov. 13 near Farmington during the opening weekend of Delaware’s 2016 shotgun deer season, which runs through Sunday, Nov. 20.