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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Nov. 7 in New Castle

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

The sixth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at DNREC’s Lukens Drive Office, Pat Ellis Conference Room and Conference Room B, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announce extension of No Wake Zone in Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have announced that additional No Wake signs are being installed to extend the current No Wake Zone in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal southward to the Rehoboth Bay.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces rare event involving loggerhead sea turtles hatching at Fenwick Island State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced that 48 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings recently emerged from a nest at Fenwick Island State Park. The loggerhead sea turtle is a federally-listed threatened species and a state-listed endangered species in Delaware.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces successful piping plover nesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is reporting a successful nesting season for piping plovers in Delaware, with an all-time high number of 16 breeding pairs producing 36 fledglings.



11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware’s natural treasures Saturday, Oct. 20

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

DNREC and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve will showcase one of the most natural areas in Delaware, including autumn’s vibrant foliage within the lush landscape of the Blackbird Creek Reserve, at the 11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Nov. 7 in New Castle

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018

The sixth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at DNREC’s Lukens Drive Office, Pat Ellis Conference Room and Conference Room B, 391 Lukens Drive, New Castle, DE 19720.



DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police announce extension of No Wake Zone in Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, October 26, 2018

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have announced that additional No Wake signs are being installed to extend the current No Wake Zone in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal southward to the Rehoboth Bay.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces rare event involving loggerhead sea turtles hatching at Fenwick Island State Park

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced that 48 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings recently emerged from a nest at Fenwick Island State Park. The loggerhead sea turtle is a federally-listed threatened species and a state-listed endangered species in Delaware.



DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces successful piping plover nesting season

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is reporting a successful nesting season for piping plovers in Delaware, with an all-time high number of 16 breeding pairs producing 36 fledglings.



11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival to celebrate Delaware’s natural treasures Saturday, Oct. 20

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Date Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018

DNREC and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve will showcase one of the most natural areas in Delaware, including autumn’s vibrant foliage within the lush landscape of the Blackbird Creek Reserve, at the 11th Annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20.