The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control today issued an emergency closure of commercial and recreational shellfish harvest of oysters, clams and mussels in the Rehoboth Bay after a spill from a residential sewer line in the Long Neck area of Sussex County discharged thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into a waterway […]
Continue ReadingResidents May Drop Off Trees at Yard Waste Sites Throughout the State The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages Delawareans to regift their real Christmas trees to the environment by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state. Tree mulch is great for helping conserve and […]
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 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 ReadingDNREC Provides Updates on Other Beach-Nesting Bird Species Beach-nesting piping plovers experienced poor nest productivity on their breeding grounds in Delaware during 2021, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today in summarizing the rare shorebird species’ nesting success within the state. Six pairs of piping plovers were recorded nesting at The […]
Continue ReadingThe Rosedale Beach boat ramp and parking lot on Indian River Bay will temporarily close for ramp repairs beginning Thursday, October 21, 2021 the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. The project will include a concrete patch to repair a large crack that runs along the center of the boat ramp. Project […]
Continue ReadingThe Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing rock groin will remain periodically closed through October 28, 2021 to complete maintenance dredging of the boat ramp access channel, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced. Weather permitting for completion […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has closed the Port Mahon Fishing Pier off Port Mahon Road east of Dover until further notice for emergency repairs after a broken support piling was found during a routine inspection. The pier’s closure by the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife is a precautionary safety […]
Continue ReadingThe Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will begin construction this week on new lighting along the Pomeroy Trail in White Clay Creek State Park. The $98,000 project includes installation of 11 light poles to light a roughly 1,300-foot segment of the trail, which will be consistent with lighting along the trail near […]
Continue ReadingContest Highlights Woodland Beach Wildlife Area From May through mid-August, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invited photographers and nature lovers to submit their best photographs taken on the Tony Florio Woodland Beach Wildlife Area and the adjoining Aquatic Resources Education Center (AREC) near Smyrna. Now the results are in for this […]
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