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Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 2-8

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 3,940 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 2-8, issuing 83 citations.



DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section announces year’s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds

The DNREC Mosquito Control Section, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, has announced the first detection this year of West Nile virus in wild birds, indicating the recurrence of this mosquito-borne disease in Delaware.



DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August

Fort Delaware State Park will host two-day prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends on July 14 and 15, and on August 11 and 12. Events begin at 10 a.m. both days of each weekend.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest

For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Artificial Reef Program benefits from rock removed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during deepening of Delaware River’s navigation channel

DOVER – When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers struck rock bottom during deepening of the Delaware River navigational channel, the state’s artificial reef program under the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Fish & Wildlife struck a new partnership with the Corps of Engineers for creating new fish habitat. Since last December, DNREC’s Fisheries Section and the Corps have partnered on a beneficial reuse project for converting nearly a million tons of rock removed from the river bottom into enhanced habitat for marine life on two artificial reef sites in the lower Delaware Bay – and at no cost to the state.






 Pages Tagged With: "outdoors and recreation"

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 2-8

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 3,940 contacts with anglers, boaters, and the general public between July 2-8, issuing 83 citations.



DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section announces year’s first finding of West Nile virus in wild birds

The DNREC Mosquito Control Section, in conjunction with the Division of Public Health and Department of Agriculture, has announced the first detection this year of West Nile virus in wild birds, indicating the recurrence of this mosquito-borne disease in Delaware.



DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park to host annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends in July and August

Fort Delaware State Park will host two-day prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends on July 14 and 15, and on August 11 and 12. Events begin at 10 a.m. both days of each weekend.



DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Delaware Seashore State Park to host 38th annual Sandcastle Contest

For nearly 40 years, Delaware Seashore State Park has hosted an annual Sandcastle Contest, and it has become one of the park’s major events. At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, some 30 teams – totaling around 100 visitors from in and out of state – are expected to participate.



DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Artificial Reef Program benefits from rock removed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during deepening of Delaware River’s navigation channel

DOVER – When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers struck rock bottom during deepening of the Delaware River navigational channel, the state’s artificial reef program under the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Fish & Wildlife struck a new partnership with the Corps of Engineers for creating new fish habitat. Since last December, DNREC’s Fisheries Section and the Corps have partnered on a beneficial reuse project for converting nearly a million tons of rock removed from the river bottom into enhanced habitat for marine life on two artificial reef sites in the lower Delaware Bay – and at no cost to the state.