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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


DNREC Seeks Volunteers for Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 29, 2022

DNREC is hosting the 35th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 17 to help keep the state’s beaches and waterways free of trash.




DNREC Honors Young Environmentalists, Youth Fishing Tournament Winners at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022

At the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, Governor John Carney and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored three Delaware students as DNREC’s Young Environmentalists of the Year for their work to protect, restore or enhance our state’s natural resources, and the three winners of the 2022 Youth Fishing Tournament.




DNREC Set to Begin Emergency Dredging Project Restoring Navigability in the Murderkill River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

An emergency dredging project is set to begin and be completed by the end of August to restore navigability in the Murderkill River, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




First 2022 Delaware Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022

West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware the first time for 2022 in a sentinel chicken, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




Mud Mill Pond Boat Ramp to Close Temporarily for Dam Improvements

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022

The Mud Mill Pond boat ramp and adjacent ramp parking lot near Marydel will be temporarily closed from Friday, July 22, 2022 through Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 due to construction activities associated with Mud Mill Pond dam improvements, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

DNREC Seeks Volunteers for Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 17

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 29, 2022

DNREC is hosting the 35th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 17 to help keep the state’s beaches and waterways free of trash.




DNREC Honors Young Environmentalists, Youth Fishing Tournament Winners at Delaware State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2022

At the Delaware State Fair in Harrington, Governor John Carney and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin honored three Delaware students as DNREC’s Young Environmentalists of the Year for their work to protect, restore or enhance our state’s natural resources, and the three winners of the 2022 Youth Fishing Tournament.




DNREC Set to Begin Emergency Dredging Project Restoring Navigability in the Murderkill River

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2022

An emergency dredging project is set to begin and be completed by the end of August to restore navigability in the Murderkill River, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




First 2022 Delaware Evidence of West Nile Virus Detected in DNREC’s Sentinel Chickens

Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022

West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware the first time for 2022 in a sentinel chicken, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.




Mud Mill Pond Boat Ramp to Close Temporarily for Dam Improvements

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, July 21, 2022

The Mud Mill Pond boat ramp and adjacent ramp parking lot near Marydel will be temporarily closed from Friday, July 22, 2022 through Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 due to construction activities associated with Mud Mill Pond dam improvements, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today.