The 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 ReadingBethany Beach, DE – Race Directors Rick Hundley and Ernie Felici, of Focus Multisports, best known for the Bethany Beach First Responders Sports Weekend, Coastal Delaware Running Festival, Coastal Resorts Golf Classic, Surfin Snowman Valentine’s Day Weekend Love Run/Walk, Justin’s Beach House 5k, July 4th Holiday Firecracker Run, Dewey Beach Buddy Run, Thanksgiving Day Turkey […]
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 ReadingRehoboth Beach, DE – Join the Rehoboth Art League for an exploration of a groundbreaking new exhibition, Afro-American Images: The Vision of Percy Ricks, which gathers more than 130 works of art by 66 African American artists and is on display at the Delaware Art Museum. At 4pm on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the […]
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 ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will remove the Holts Landing State Park boat ramp dock next week until spring 2022. The dock was damaged by a storm and a severe low- and high-tide cycle. The dock will be removed for repairs and will be replaced in the spring. The boat ramp […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – The Rehoboth Art League celebrates the opening of two new exhibitions with an opening reception from 5-7pm on Friday, November 12, at their historic Henlopen Acres campus. Opening in the Corkran Gallery is the surreal and bold work of David Heatwole and David Curtis. Their joint exhibition, Seascapes – Under the […]
Continue ReadingLatest Translocation Introduces Rare Species to Redden State Forest The Delmarva fox squirrel, a rare species in Delaware that has recovered in much of its regional range, received another population boost in Delaware with the recent translocation of four squirrels from Maryland as part of continued efforts by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH, DE – The Rehoboth Art League’s Annual Holiday Fair—Fine Craft Show returns to the Henlopen Acres campus the weekend of November 6 & 7, 2021 for a unique pre-holiday shopping opportunity. The event, now in its 37th year, brings a group of juried fine artisans to the League’s 3.5+ acre property, where they […]
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