Annabelle Fichtner performs treatment to restore a historic photograph.

DELAWARE CITY – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will host a photography preservation workshop from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Grass Dale Center, 108 North Reedy Point Road, Delaware City, DE 19706. The event is free and open to the public.

The program, “Worth More Than 1000 Words: Identifying and Caring for Your Family Photographs,” will be led by University of Delaware Art Conservation student Annabelle Fichtner. The hands-on workshop will teach participants how to identify and care for common types of photographs that may be in family collections.

Participants need not have prior experience in art or photograph conservation.

For more information, contact Jacob Miller, Interpretive Programs Manager, Fort Delaware/Fort DuPont State Parks, 302-834-7941.

Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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DOVER – DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays will host a two-day workshop, “Introduction to Living Shorelines Training for Engineers, Contractors, and Landscape Professionals,” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, March 7 and 8, at DNREC’s Lewes Field Facility, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958. Admission to the workshop is free, with lunch provided.

Participants will be introduced to an in-demand and eco-friendly technique in shoreline management: the living shoreline. Topics to be covered include site evaluation, design, permitting, and exemplary projects, supplemented with site visits.

Stable shorelines help protect coastal communities and serve as important habitat for native animals. However, commonly-used hardened methods of shorelines stabilization do not adequately serve both purposes. Living shorelines are an increasingly popular solution.

Engineered using native plant material, shellfish, sand, and some hard structures, these shorelines prevent erosion, reduce wave energy, trap floating sediment, and filter stormwater runoff from lawns and pavement – all while maintaining natural beach or wetland habitats.

Space is limited to 25 workshop participants per day, and participants may attend one or both days. To sign up, visit www.deshorelineworkshop.eventbrite.com. Participants currently working in Delaware will be given preference. For more information, please email communications@inlandbays.org.

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CONTACT: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

DOVER – In conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Energy & Climate, Delaware’s Offshore Wind Working Group will host a public workshop Tuesday, Dec. 5 in Sussex County for input about the potential for offshore wind energy and the ways that it might benefit the state. The workshop will begin at 6 p.m. at the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958.

As with a workshop held Nov. 29 in Odessa, the Lewes workshop will begin with a briefing on the status of the Offshore Wind Working Group, which was established by Governor John Carney’s Executive Order 13 in August. Representatives from the US Wind and Deepwater Wind companies will then give a presentation on projects approved earlier this year by the Maryland Public Service Commission, and the prospects for new offshore wind projects that might provide economic opportunities and energy benefits to Delaware. The public will then be invited to comment on these projects in an open forum.

The Offshore Wind Working Group began meeting in October, and by Dec. 15 the group must submit a report to the Governor with recommendations on short- and long-term strategies for developing wind power to serve Delaware, and plans to develop job opportunities in the offshore wind industry.

All Offshore Wind Working Group meetings are open to the public and are posted on the Delaware Public Meeting Calendar. Briefing materials, public comments, and additional resources can be found at de.gov/offshorewind.

For more information or to submit written comment, please contact Tom Noyes, Division of Energy & Climate, by emailing Thomas.Noyes@delaware.gov or calling 302-735-3480.

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Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902.

DOVER – DNREC’s Environmental Finance will host a special project notice-of-intent (NOI) workshop Thursday, Oct. 5 to discuss $5.7 million available to finance potential projects under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund’s (CWSRF) Land Conservation Loan Sponsorship Program (LCLP) and/or Water Quality Improvement Loan Sponsorship Program (WQILP). The workshop will be held from 1 – 3 p.m. in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

Financial assistance will be provided based on a competitive evaluation of project proposals at zero percent interest rate over a maximum loan term of 25 years. A prior, existing, or future CWSRF municipal loan is not necessary for this special project notice-of-intent solicitation. Project funding will be based exclusively on the proposed LCLP and/or WQILP project information submitted.

Workshop attendees will receive detailed program information, including overviews of the LCLP and WQIP, project eligibility, project NOI evaluation criteria, and examples of projects that have been previously funded. Special project NOIs will be solicited starting the same day as the workshop and are due by Friday, Nov. 3. Submitted project NOIs will be ranked and scored based on evaluation criteria to be presented at the Workshop.

For more information or to RSVP for the workshop, please email Laura Rafferty or call 302-739-9941.

Contact: Michael Globetti, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

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Public workshops scheduled for September 6, 7 and 14

DOVER – DNREC’s Division of Waste & Hazardous Substances will hold three public workshops next month across the state to introduce draft Universal Recycling Regulations for Delaware. The informal workshops will be held in each county, offering the public an opportunity to have the draft regulations explained and to hear about the purposes behind the new regulations, as well as discussing current issues related to universal recycling compliance.

The places, dates and locations for the workshops are:

• New Castle County – Tuesday, Sept. 6, Bear Library, 101 Governor’s Place, Bear, DE 19701
• Sussex County – Wednesday, Sept. 7, DNREC Lewes Field Office, 901 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE 19958
• Kent County – Wednesday, Sept. 14, DNREC Auditorium, Richardson & Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway SW, Dover DE 19901

All workshops will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The purpose of the proposed regulations is to ensure that collection services for recyclable materials are consistent with the law; that collected recyclable materials are not landfilled or incinerated; that recyclable materials are properly processed and enter the marketplace; that recycling in Delaware can be effectively measured; and that waste diversion is maximized through the reduction of solid waste deposited in the state’s landfills.

DNREC encourages all interested parties to attend, including waste service providers, property managers, and the commercial sector.

For more information please contact Don Long at 302-739-9403 (ext.8) or by email at donald.long@delaware.gov.

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