Gov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin Monday to dedicate Jason Beach as a historic site, in recognition of its significance and to coincide with the Juneteenth holiday. The Governor and Secretary, along with town of Laurel Councilmember Jonathan Kellam, Reps. Timothy Dukes and Ruth Briggs-King, […]
Continue ReadingExecutive Director, Charles A. Guerin, is set to retire effective June 30, 2022. Guerin’s successor will be announced at a later date. Guerin has served as Executive Director of the Biggs since April 2015. Prior to that, Guerin was the Executive Director of The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York. Guerin has been the […]
Continue ReadingThe Port Mahon Fishing Pier has been reopened after completion of emergency repairs, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. The pier, located off Port Mahon Road east of Dover, was closed last fall for repairs to a broken support pile. The broken support pile has been repaired and several of […]
Continue ReadingIn light of the Governor’s issuance of a Level 2 Emergency Driving Restriction impacting Kent and Sussex Counties effective 10 PM tonight, changes have been made to this weekend’s Centre Ice Arena programming as follows: Friday 1/28/2022: The Delaware State Fair Centre Ice Arena will be CLOSED as of 8 pm tonight. Public Skate will […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities following the surge in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant. While state parks, nature and wildlife areas continue to be open, the following closures and reductions in hours will be in effect through […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host 17 self-guided hikes throughout Delaware State Parks on Jan. 1 to ring in the new year. First Day Hikes is a national movement sponsored by America’s State Parks to encourage the celebration of fitness in the nation’s great outdoors. There is no need to […]
Continue ReadingWaterfowl and Antlerless Deer Hunting Seasons, Numerous Trapping Seasons Included Delaware waterfowl hunters are gearing up for the state’s third duck hunting season segment, which runs from Friday, December 10, 2021 through Monday, January 31, 2022, and the second Canada goose hunting season segment, which runs from Friday, December 24, 2021 through Saturday, January 22, […]
Continue ReadingThe public is invited to enjoy free entry to Delaware’s state parks and zoo Friday, Nov. 26. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has waived state park and zoo entry fees annually on Black Friday since 2015 as part of a the #OptOutside movement. More than 7,000 organizations and 7 million people nationwide […]
Continue ReadingGov. John Carney joined Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Shawn M. Garvin today to announce that DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation has won the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) and National Parks and Recreation Association (NRPA) 2021 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation […]
Continue ReadingRainbow trout were stocked in White Clay Creek today to provide anglers the opportunity to fish for trout in the fall and winter, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbows were stocked from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark. Trout anglers are […]
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