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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC awarded $345,000 grant from EPA to protect Delaware wetlands through conservation and education

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

DOVER – DNREC has been awarded a $345,000 US Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant that will go to the Division of Watershed Stewardship Watershed Assessment and Management Section’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program to fund enhanced wetland conservation in Delaware through science, statewide mapping, and education and outreach.



Restoration underway along Delaware Bayshore to repair and enhance beaches, critical wetlands and natural defenses

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Kent County | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016

Restoration work has begun at Mispillion Harbor Reserve and the Ted Harvey Conservation Area on two key DNREC projects that will repair and restore beaches, critical wetlands and other natural defenses. Both Division of Fish and Wildlife projects protect and restore wildlife habitat, improve coastal resiliency and preparedness to storms, and protect public safety and property by reducing flooding to communities, while enhancing ecotourism and recreational activities along the Delaware Bayshore.



DNREC, Chesapeake Conservancy, U.S. Navy partner to acquire property for Sussex County’s Nanticoke Wildlife Area

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The state has addedd 48 acres of pristine woodlands along a tributary of the Nanticoke River in Sussex County to the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. The property features increasingly rare stands of Atlantic white cedar trees and an abundance of native wildlife, including some species of conservation concern.



DNREC honors Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors at State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored wetland professional and geologist Bartholomew Wilson and teachers Robin Moxley and Patricia Bear as Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors for their efforts to conserve and restore wetlands and to educate young Delawareans about the importance of these vital areas.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center announces upcoming family-friendly summer programs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will hold two Family Fish-n-Fun Days, as well as two other family-friendly special programs later this month in and near Slaughter Beach.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC awarded $345,000 grant from EPA to protect Delaware wetlands through conservation and education

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

DOVER – DNREC has been awarded a $345,000 US Environmental Protection Agency Wetland Program Development Grant that will go to the Division of Watershed Stewardship Watershed Assessment and Management Section’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program to fund enhanced wetland conservation in Delaware through science, statewide mapping, and education and outreach.



Restoration underway along Delaware Bayshore to repair and enhance beaches, critical wetlands and natural defenses

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Kent County | Date Posted: Monday, September 12, 2016

Restoration work has begun at Mispillion Harbor Reserve and the Ted Harvey Conservation Area on two key DNREC projects that will repair and restore beaches, critical wetlands and other natural defenses. Both Division of Fish and Wildlife projects protect and restore wildlife habitat, improve coastal resiliency and preparedness to storms, and protect public safety and property by reducing flooding to communities, while enhancing ecotourism and recreational activities along the Delaware Bayshore.



DNREC, Chesapeake Conservancy, U.S. Navy partner to acquire property for Sussex County’s Nanticoke Wildlife Area

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The state has addedd 48 acres of pristine woodlands along a tributary of the Nanticoke River in Sussex County to the Nanticoke Wildlife Area. The property features increasingly rare stands of Atlantic white cedar trees and an abundance of native wildlife, including some species of conservation concern.



DNREC honors Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors at State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016

Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Small honored wetland professional and geologist Bartholomew Wilson and teachers Robin Moxley and Patricia Bear as Delaware’s 2016 Wetland Warriors for their efforts to conserve and restore wetlands and to educate young Delawareans about the importance of these vital areas.



DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center announces upcoming family-friendly summer programs

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 14, 2016

The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife facility, will hold two Family Fish-n-Fun Days, as well as two other family-friendly special programs later this month in and near Slaughter Beach.