News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
New Ramp, Courtesy Dock and Repaved Parking Lot Completed The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has reopened the boat ramp facility at Scotton Landing (also known as Barkers Landing) on the St. Jones River, and located off Trap Shooters Road near Magnolia, following reconstruction that started in November 2023. The Scotton Landing […]
Continue ReadingThe Mud Mill Pond boat ramp and adjacent ramp parking lot near Marydel in Kent County will remain closed into July due to construction activities associated with Mud Mill Pond dam improvements, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife manages the boat ramp and adjacent parking […]
Continue ReadingThe Rosedale Beach boat ramp and parking lot on Indian River Bay will temporarily close for ramp repairs beginning Thursday, October 21, 2021 the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. The project will include a concrete patch to repair a large crack that runs along the center of the boat ramp. Project […]
Continue ReadingThe Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing rock groin will be periodically closed starting Wednesday, June 12 through Thursday, July 11, 2019 for maintenance dredging of the boat ramp access channel, DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife announced today. During this time […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the Haven Lake boat ramp and parking lot, located near Milford, will be closed for upgrades beginning Monday, November 26, and continuing through December 21, 2018 weather permitting. The upgrades include the addition of a courtesy dock, extension of the existing ramp, and […]
Continue ReadingWOODSIDE – DNREC’s Division Fish & Wildlife announced today the temporary, one-day closure of the Derby Pond boat ramp parking lot and boat ramp near Woodside on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 (rain date Wednesday, November 14), to remove dead and dying trees from the parking lot area. The Delaware Forest Service within the Delaware Department […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today the anticipated nearly six-month closure of the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp west of Laurel for reconstruction and expansion of the boat ramp beginning Monday, November 12, 2018 and continuing through April 30, 2019, weather permitting. The portion of the parking area closest to the […]
Continue ReadingAUGUSTINE BEACH – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that a project to repair and repave the north and south entrances to the Augustine Boat Ramp south of Port Penn will begin next week. To minimize impact on the fishing and boating public, the boat ramp and one entrance will remain open during […]
Continue ReadingDNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that major renovations have been completed at the division’s Seaford Boat Ramp, with floating docks replaced and the boat ramp surface repaired as boating and fishing season get underway. The renovations complement LED lighting installed earlier by the Division of Fish & Wildlife to better illuminate the […]
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