The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today that a section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed Tuesday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 17, 2024 to accommodate a managed deer hunt. The DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation will close the park’s main entrance for the managed hunt, meaning bay […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reopen The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half-mile along the bay shoreline on Friday, September 1, 2023. The bayside beach will remain closed until October 1st for use by shorebirds migrating south for the winter. The […]
Continue ReadingWith inland water temperatures rising and aquatic plants emerging, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin treating certain downstate public ponds for the foreign invasive aquatic weed hydrilla starting May 29, weather permitting. Hydrilla is a non-native plant that likely entered the state through the aquarium trade. Uncontrolled hydrilla can choke […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will launch the pilot surf fishing program reservation system for Delaware State Parks drive-on, multi-use beaches next week. Reservations are required during peak times this summer season. In 2022, the DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation worked with stakeholders and used public input to develop a […]
Continue ReadingBorn in Little Rock to a black dentist and a Caucasian teacher, Florence Price garnered many accolades and achieved many firsts as an American composer during her life. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in American history, she was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer, and […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually for most of the spring and summer for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, […]
Continue ReadingThe Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 34th Annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour, taking place on April 29th, 2023. www.oceantobaybiketour.com Join cyclists of all levels on April 29, 2023, throughout the Quiet Resorts, Delaware for a cycling tour through Sussex County’s beautiful beaches, bays, and beyond! This award-winning event, presented […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Will be Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 18 through Friday, March 3 Delaware’s 2023 downstate pond trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 only at 7 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise on Sunday, March 5, […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced changes are to be piloted for the 2023 surf fishing permit program after record interest in the program in 2022. One of the biggest changes will be the elimination of a cap in effect since 2019 on the number of permits sold annually. The DNREC […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – Are you having trouble with color in your artwork? Color theory is the backbone of painting. Come learn the basics of color theory at the Rehoboth Art League’s “Color Theory” class taught by local artist, Joe Terrone. The class is scheduled for Tuesdays, November 8 through December 13, 2022 (no class […]
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