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Yorklyn Storytelling Festival, Archaeology Events Weekend Celebrating Delaware History and Literacy

October 18, 2019Across Our Desk

YORKLYN, DE – Yorklyn Village Partnerships, in conjunction with DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, will celebrate storytelling, archaeology, and Delaware history with two special events the weekend of October 18-20, 2019. The first edition of the Yorklyn Storytelling Festival features a lineup of nine nationally-known engaging storytellers in the spoken-word equivalent of a major […]

Delaware’s Division of Parks & Recreation earns the 2019 National Association of State Park Directors Innovation Award

September 10, 2019September 9, 2019Across Our Desk

YORKLYN – DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation has been selected to receive the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) President’s Award for Innovation at the annual conference in Rogers, Arkansas. The award is in recognition of the establishment of a public-private partnership and the collective efforts to convert the abandoned National Vulcanized Fiber […]

Delaware Acquires Two Properties Expanding Auburn Valley State Park

April 27, 2019April 26, 2019Across Our Desk

YORKLYN, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that it has acquired 86 acres of land in Yorklyn to expand the recently-created Auburn Valley State Park. The preservation of the two parcels, each about 43 acres in size, will enable future expansion of recreational activities at the 452-acre park. The new land […]

Delaware’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces closure of Farm Lane Bridge and Auburn Valley Trail August 20 – September 4, 2018

August 15, 2018Across Our Desk

YORKLYN, DE– DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that the Farm Lane Bridge and Auburn Valley trail in Yorklyn will be closed for construction Monday, August 20 – Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The bridge and trail will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians. The work is necessary to prepare abutments and piers for […]

Delaware’s Auburn Heights Preserve hosts ‘Steamin’ Days’ on the first Sunday of every month through November

July 31, 2018Across Our Desk

YORKLYN – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation’s Auburn Heights Preserve takes visitors back in time to explore the age of steam as it hosts “Steamin’ Day,” 12:30 – 4:30 p.m., Sunday, August 5, and continuing on the first Sunday of every month through November 2018. Visitors are invited to witness the dawn of the […]

DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation installs refurbished historic bridge on Yorklyn trail

June 1, 2018Across Our Desk

DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation installed a pedestrian bridge on a trail near Auburn Heights in Yorklyn by reusing a restored historic bridge today. The replacement bridge, The McIntyre Bowstring Bridge, was built in 1883 and set into place originally in Iowa. The refurbished bridge placement is part of the Auburn Valley Master Plan […]

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