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Delaware sends 20-person crew to battle wildfire near North Pole, Alaska

A crew of 20 wildland firefighters from the Delaware Forest Service that departed on Friday, July 5 has joined over 680 personnel working on the 65,000-acre Stuart Creek 2 fire, located 25 miles east of North Pole, Alaska. The blaze is only 5 percent contained and burning through a mix of hardwoods and black spruce. The crew is assigned to a “remote spike camp” and is making the adjustment to long hours of daylight typical of an Alaskan summer. The first operational day for the crew was Monday, July 8.



Forestry for the future: FFA teams compete at Brecknock Park on June 25.

UPDATE: This event will take place at Kent County’s Brecknock Park – all other details are the same. For directions: click here   “Forestry for the future” – Students to test forestry skills at Brecknock Park on June 25. Contact: Ashley Peebles, 302-698-4551 ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Who:     – Delaware school chapters of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and […]



Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners

The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.



Forest Service Seeks Young Artists for Arbor Day Poster Contest

For information, contact: Ashley Peebles, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4551 Email: ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Attention: calling all young artists who love trees!   The Delaware Forest Service invites students in grades K to 5 to enter its 2013 Arbor Day Poster Contest, which is open to all public, private, charter, and home schools in the First State. […]



DDA Forest Service seeks recruits for wildland fire training

Do you have what it takes to be a wildland firefighter? Do you like the outdoors and have a sense of adventure? Would you like to help protect human lives, property, and precious natural resources during a national crisis? Do you have the mental fortitude, physical stamina, and work flexibility to spend 14 days on a fireline far from your home?






 Pages Tagged With: "Delaware Forest Service"

Delaware sends 20-person crew to battle wildfire near North Pole, Alaska

A crew of 20 wildland firefighters from the Delaware Forest Service that departed on Friday, July 5 has joined over 680 personnel working on the 65,000-acre Stuart Creek 2 fire, located 25 miles east of North Pole, Alaska. The blaze is only 5 percent contained and burning through a mix of hardwoods and black spruce. The crew is assigned to a “remote spike camp” and is making the adjustment to long hours of daylight typical of an Alaskan summer. The first operational day for the crew was Monday, July 8.



Forestry for the future: FFA teams compete at Brecknock Park on June 25.

UPDATE: This event will take place at Kent County’s Brecknock Park – all other details are the same. For directions: click here   “Forestry for the future” – Students to test forestry skills at Brecknock Park on June 25. Contact: Ashley Peebles, 302-698-4551 ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Who:     – Delaware school chapters of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) and […]



Delaware Forest Service announces Arbor Day School Poster Contest winners

The Delaware Forest Service has announced that Stephen Venable of Milford’s Honor Academy is the statewide winner of its annual Arbor Day School Poster Contest, which featured the theme “Trees are terrific – in all shapes and sizes!” This year, approximately 3,600 students participated in the competition.



Forest Service Seeks Young Artists for Arbor Day Poster Contest

For information, contact: Ashley Peebles, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4551 Email: ashley.peebles@delaware.gov Attention: calling all young artists who love trees!   The Delaware Forest Service invites students in grades K to 5 to enter its 2013 Arbor Day Poster Contest, which is open to all public, private, charter, and home schools in the First State. […]



DDA Forest Service seeks recruits for wildland fire training

Do you have what it takes to be a wildland firefighter? Do you like the outdoors and have a sense of adventure? Would you like to help protect human lives, property, and precious natural resources during a national crisis? Do you have the mental fortitude, physical stamina, and work flexibility to spend 14 days on a fireline far from your home?