The living shoreline feasibility model as a tool for green infrastructure design is the topic of a free webinar at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 presented by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, in partnership with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee. The webinar speaker is Dr. Joshua Moody, Restoration Programs manager […]
Continue ReadingHealth Protocols in Place for Guest Safety The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve will welcome visitors again when it reopens for the season Saturday, April 2, 2022 the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controlannounced today. The facility will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from April through September on […]
Continue ReadingDesignated Trout Streams Closed to All Fishing Saturday, March 19 through Friday, April 1 Delaware’s 2022 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers only under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers at 7 a.m. the next day, Sunday, April 3, […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds visitors to Delaware State Parks that 2022 entrance fees will be in effect starting Tuesday, March 1 through November 30, 2022. State park entrance fees for vehicles registered in Delaware are $4 at inland parks and $5 at ocean parks. Fees for out-of-state vehicles are $8 […]
Continue ReadingStocked Ponds Closed to All Fishing from Saturday, Feb. 19 through Friday, March 4 To improve trout fishing for the season openers, Tidbury and Newton Pond will be closed to all fishing from Saturday, February 19 through Friday, March 4, 2022 to accommodate trout stocking, eliminate incidental hooking of stocked trout and allow them time […]
Continue Reading21-Day Emergency Closure Ends January 18. 2022 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced the end of a 21-day emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay that went into effect December 28, 2021 after a spill from a residential sewer line in […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, today announced the winners of its annual conservation poster contest, which provided students with an opportunity to convey their artistic impressions about soil, water and related natural resources based on the 2021 theme, “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities.” […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds residents and visitors that sledding, snowboarding and other recreational activities are not allowed on Delaware’s sand dunes. Dunes contain fragile wildlife habitat and provide protection for the beaches and the communities they border. In addition to asking the public to help protect the dunes, the […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities following the surge in coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant. While state parks, nature and wildlife areas continue to be open, the following closures and reductions in hours will be in effect through […]
Continue ReadingAdditional Delaware Deer Hunting Seasons to Open in January Numerous Hunting and Trapping Seasons Continue Statewide Firearm deer hunting seasons opening in January and continuing archery deer seasons provide the last chance for hunters to harvest deer during the general 2021/22 Delaware hunting season, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. Hunters […]
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