Sudlersville, MD The playground area at Sudlersville Park is closed until Friday May 10th. Over the course of 2 weeks Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation will be working with supporting agencies to install a new playground structure suitable for children between the ages of 2 to 5 years old. During this time, efforts will […]
Continue ReadingYORKLYN, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that it has acquired 86 acres of land in Yorklyn to expand the recently-created Auburn Valley State Park. The preservation of the two parcels, each about 43 acres in size, will enable future expansion of recreational activities at the 452-acre park. The new land […]
Continue ReadingREHOBOTH BEACH (April 24, 2019) – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that dredging will begin May 6 on a lagoon adjacent to the Assawoman Canal in Delaware Seashore State Park. Preparation work for the dredging is underway at the site off Town Road near Route 26 in Ocean View. It includes tree […]
Continue ReadingSTEVENSVILLE, MD – Pickleball is a relatively new sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a Wiffle Ball, over a net. Queen Anne’s County Parks & Recreation lined a 3rd tennis […]
Continue ReadingLEWES, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, Cape Henlopen State Park, and the Fort Miles Museum and Historic Area, are hosting the annual “Delaware Goes to War” event at Fort Miles beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday April 27, 2019. The public is invited to explore Fort Miles to see what it was like […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – More than 780 fourth-grade students from eight elementary schools participated in the April 16, 2019 “Make a Splash” festival, an event that educates students on the diversity of estuary life and the importance of Delaware’s water resources. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control-sponsored festival is held annually at the St. […]
Continue ReadingQueen Anne’s County’s Fallen Heroes Memorial, located on Rt 18, is dedicated to emergency services workers who have given their lives protecting and serving Queen Anne’s County citizens. The Fallen Heroes Memorial was first dedicated in June 2003 with the following having stone markers inscribed with their names and the dates of their deaths: Warden […]
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, DE – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the Fenton Barn located within Brandywine Creek State Park will be demolished starting in mid-April, due to the threat of imminent collapse and subsequent risk to public and staff safety. A safety fence has been erected around the perimeter of the building. According […]
Continue ReadingThe Maryland Department of Natural Resources opens registration April 3 for Park Quest, the beloved family-based outdoor adventure program in state parks throughout Maryland. This year’s theme is “Off the Beaten Path — Arts, Activities and Adventures in Maryland State Parks.” Park Quest aims to engage families in outdoor activities to experience Maryland’s vast cultural, […]
Continue ReadingDOVER, DE – DNREC’s First State Heritage Park will offer lantern tours of The Green and three historic Dover cemeteries at 8 p.m. Fridays from April 5 – June 7. Take a walk through Dover’s history by the light of a lantern on one of four different evening tours offered by the park. · Lantern […]
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