News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds visitors to Delaware State Parks that 2021 entrance fees will be in effect starting Monday, March 1 through Nov. 30. State park entrance fees for vehicles registered in Delaware are $4 at inland parks and $5 at ocean parks. Fees for out-of-state vehicles are $8 at […]
Continue ReadingVirtual Programs Offered While Nature Centers Remain Closed The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will reopen its state park offices Tuesday, Jan. 12, with limited hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day. Park offices were closed from December 24, 2020 through January 11, 2021 to limit the spread of COVID-19. […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources invites everyone to take a First Day Hike, Maryland’s annual tradition for a fun, healthy way to welcome the New Year. This year, the Maryland Park Service will offer self-guided hike opportunities across the state from January 1-3, 2021. As always, Maryland’s state parks, state forests, and wildlife management […]
Continue ReadingAccess to boat launch, fishing to be restricted during construction The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will soon break ground on construction of an elevated walkway at Killens Pond State Park that will provide a much safer trail connection along the pond’s eastern edge. The elevated pathway will also provide more appealing views […]
Continue ReadingAnglers awaiting the opportunity to fish for trout in the fall and winter can now pack up their gear and head out to northern New Castle County. About 1,000 pounds of 12 to 13-inch trout, consisting of primarily rainbow trout along with some brown trout, were stocked in White Clay Creek yesterday, from near the […]
Continue ReadingOver 50 Fledglings for Third Record Year, Above Species Recovery Goal For the third consecutive year, Delaware recorded a new all-time high number of nesting piping plovers, small beach nesting birds on Delaware’s state endangered list. DNREC’s piping plover monitoring program tracked 21 nesting piping plover pairs that produced approximately 51 fledglings, young birds that […]
Continue ReadingIt was the last full week of Summer and a great one to get out and enjoy nature. One of the places I visited this week was Ferry Point Park at Kent Narrows in Queen Anne’s County, MD. ______ Delmarva Scenes is a photo project of SG Atkinson, Publisher and Editor of ChesaDel Crier, where […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum has received funding from the Gray Charitable Trust to create a virtual “Birds, Bees, and Dandelion Seeds” field trip program. Nearly 1,000 second-graders in Queen Anne’s and Caroline County Public Schools will participate in the week-long program to learn about plants, pollinators, seed dispersal and Maryland bees. As part of […]
Continue ReadingCome out for a sneak preview of the Edible Trail at White Marsh Park in Centreville located at 200 Bloomfield Farm Ln Centreville MD 21617. What are now small native tree and shrub seedlings will blossom over the next few growing seasons into a 1.5 acre trail of berry and nut producers for the public […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the Tropical Storm Warning and in anticipation of high winds and potential flash flooding brought on by Tropical Storm Isaias, Virginia State Parks are closing the following parks effective 5 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2020: False Cape, Virginia Beach First Landing, Virginia Beach Kiptopeke, Cape Charles Chippokes Plantation, Surry York River, Williamsburg […]
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