Today, March 10th, is Harriet Tubman Day. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County, MD. Her birth date is unknown although believed to be around 1822. She was one of nine children born between 1808 and 1832 to enslaved parents. Her mother, Harriet “Rit” Green, was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess. Her father, […]
Continue ReadingCommunity Members Offered the Chance to Select its Name The City of Newark is excited to announce the site of the former Caesar Rodney Residence Hall located at 103 Hillside Road is ready for construction. In place of the dormitories, the City, with support from the University of Delaware and Delaware Department of Natural Resources […]
Continue ReadingDOVER – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control recently acquired 41 acres of land adjacent to the Fork Branch Nature Preserve in Dover. The property includes agricultural fields, wetlands and young forest, and adds to the only nature preserve within a municipal boundary in Delaware. The new acquisition is located at the […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Park Service is upgrading its online reservation system with new features that will make it easier for customers and park staff to use. The new version of the online reservation system will be available to customers February 13, 2020. The online reservation system will be unavailable February 6-12, 2020 while the upgrade is […]
Continue ReadingLEWES, DE – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close the Gordons Pond elevated boardwalk along the Gordons Pond Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park on Wednesday, February 5 and Thursday, February 6, 2020 for repairs to its railing. Access to the boardwalk where it meets the trail on the […]
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, DE – The DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation Brandywine Zoo broke ground last week on its Madagascar Exhibit, an outdoor space that will soon be home to several new animals. The newcomers will include the Radiated Tortoise, and three species of lemurs: the Black and White Ruffed, Ring-Tailed and Crowned. The Madagascar Exhibit […]
Continue ReadingNEWARK – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources (DNREC) is pleased to announce Laura Lee as the new superintendent of White Clay Creek State Park (WCCSP). Laura was previously superintendent of Auburn Valley State Park, which she helped develop since it was dedicated as the newest state park in 2018. Laura started her State Parks […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers holiday shoppers the opportunity to give a lasting legacy. The Gift of Trees is a program where Marylanders purchase native trees — either a single tree or a grove of 10 trees — for planting in honor of a celebration, commemoration, or observation. A Gift of Trees certificate […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the sale of 2020 annual passes and surf fishing permits will begin on Friday December 6, 2019. Revenue generated from park entrance fees is used to manage 17 state parks and more than 26,000 acres of state park lands. Delaware’s state parks are […]
Continue ReadingSLAUGHTER BEACH, DE – DNREC’s DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve will close for the winter Saturday, September 28, 2019 and will reopen Wednesday, April 1, 2020 for the busy spring and summer seasons. The center is owned and operated by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife and provides programming and exhibits about Delaware […]
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