Harvest Festival Saturday, Oct. 9, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Handloff Park The City of Newark Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the Harvest Festival again this year at Handloff Park on Saturday, October 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Grab your friends and family for an afternoon full of fall fun with […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin construction this week on new lighting along the Pomeroy Trail in White Clay Creek State Park. The $98,000 project includes installation of 11 light poles to light a roughly 1,300-foot segment of the trail, which will be consistent with lighting along the trail near […]
Continue ReadingJust a few hours before the final dress rehearsal in March 2020 the young cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jr learned that Delaware had shut the state down to ‘flatten the curve’ during what was believed to be for a few weeks. Now over a year and a half later the sets that had […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control begins construction on several projects at Fort Delaware State Park that will improve visitor experience. All areas of the fort normally open to the public will remain open. The $3.7 million project, funded by multiple sources, includes the following enhancements at the fort: – The tram […]
Continue ReadingContest Highlights Woodland Beach Wildlife Area From May through mid-August, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invited photographers and nature lovers to submit their best photographs taken on the Tony Florio Woodland Beach Wildlife Area and the adjoining Aquatic Resources Education Center (AREC) near Smyrna. Now the results are in for this […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is pleased to announce three new Delaware State Parks leaders. Mika Drake is now the superintendent at Bellevue and Fox Point state parks, Nicole Worthley is the new cultural conservation program manager at the First State Heritage Park and Mark Wise has been named superintendent of […]
Continue ReadingHunting Opportunities Available at State Wildlife Areas Hunters in Delaware can start their 2021/2022 hunting season Wednesday, September 1, 2021 with the opening of mourning dove, archery and crossbow deer, and resident Canada goose hunting seasons, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. Hunters can hunt teal starting Saturday, Sept. 11 and […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a virtual meeting for the public to review and comment on the White Clay Creek State Park Master Plan proposed final draft from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, August 2, 2021. The proposed final draft and instructions to join the virtual meeting are available […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close a section of the Tri-Valley Trail at White Clay Creek State Park for drainage repairs starting Monday, July 12. The section of affected trail spans from Smith Mill Road to Paper Mill Road/Corner Ketch Road. Repairs are expected to last up to one week. […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has closed Fort Delaware State Park until Friday, June 4, 2021 to repair the Delafort ferry that transports visitors to the fort. The ferry is in need of repair due to an unforeseen mechanical issue. A second boat brought in as a temporary replacement to the […]
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