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DSCYF Funds Extended Hours at Wilmington Community Centers

For the third summer, hundreds of children in the city of Wilmington will have a safe place to hang out at night. The Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS), is providing funding to city community centers this year, allowing them to extend their operating hours and provide prevention programming.



#NextGenOutside 5K to Connect Millennials with the Outdoors

DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation is bringing a brand new event to Wilmington this summer, the #NextGenOutside 5K walk/run on Saturday, June 29. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. in Brandywine Park. Participants will experience local parks in a whole new way, using technology and social media on the trails.



DNREC Falcon Cam update: Four chicks, all fit and outfitted with bands for future flight and fate

The four peregrine falcon chicks given starring roles on the DNREC Falcon Cam – sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society and DuPont’s Clear Into the Future initiative – were outfitted for their own ornithological future this week. They were banded Tuesday by the US Fish & Wildlife Service so as to enable the gathering of biological and biographical data from them as they spread their wings into adulthood.



Wilmington Peregrine Falcons again a full family unit after revitalized chick’s return to nest box

With the recent return to the nest box of a chick that was artificially fed and cared for by human hand while it gained weight and strength to fend for itself in the box, the Wilmington Peregrine Falcons of DNREC Falcon Cam fame have regained the family dynamic as the four chicks prepare to fledge.



River otters fishing for names at Brandywine Zoo; contest to reveal best fit for zoo’s newest animals

Two male North American River Otters have taken up residence at the Brandywine Zoo and visitors can not only meet them starting Saturday, April 20, but zoo-goers also have an opportunity to help choose names for the otters by voting at the zoo throughout the spring.






 Pages Tagged With: "Wilmington"

DSCYF Funds Extended Hours at Wilmington Community Centers

For the third summer, hundreds of children in the city of Wilmington will have a safe place to hang out at night. The Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS), is providing funding to city community centers this year, allowing them to extend their operating hours and provide prevention programming.



#NextGenOutside 5K to Connect Millennials with the Outdoors

DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation is bringing a brand new event to Wilmington this summer, the #NextGenOutside 5K walk/run on Saturday, June 29. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and the race will start at 9 a.m. in Brandywine Park. Participants will experience local parks in a whole new way, using technology and social media on the trails.



DNREC Falcon Cam update: Four chicks, all fit and outfitted with bands for future flight and fate

The four peregrine falcon chicks given starring roles on the DNREC Falcon Cam – sponsored by the Delaware Ornithological Society and DuPont’s Clear Into the Future initiative – were outfitted for their own ornithological future this week. They were banded Tuesday by the US Fish & Wildlife Service so as to enable the gathering of biological and biographical data from them as they spread their wings into adulthood.



Wilmington Peregrine Falcons again a full family unit after revitalized chick’s return to nest box

With the recent return to the nest box of a chick that was artificially fed and cared for by human hand while it gained weight and strength to fend for itself in the box, the Wilmington Peregrine Falcons of DNREC Falcon Cam fame have regained the family dynamic as the four chicks prepare to fledge.



River otters fishing for names at Brandywine Zoo; contest to reveal best fit for zoo’s newest animals

Two male North American River Otters have taken up residence at the Brandywine Zoo and visitors can not only meet them starting Saturday, April 20, but zoo-goers also have an opportunity to help choose names for the otters by voting at the zoo throughout the spring.