Posts Tagged ‘DNREC’
DNREC – Free Fishing Weekend in Delaware Waters
In celebration of National Fishing and Boating Week, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife invites anglers to fish, crab and clam in Delaware waters for free this weekend – when no fishing license is required for resident or non-resident anglers. However, this weekend you will still be required to obtain a free Fisherman Identification Network…
Read MoreNAVIGATION WARNING – Baker’s Channel Very Shallow at Low Tide
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section is advising boaters traveling in the Inland Bays this summer to be alert when navigating in Baker’s Channel. The channel extends from Rehoboth Bay to Indian River Bay around the eastern side of the island known as Lynch’s Thicket. The entrance to…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Milford, Greenwood, Laurel, and Millsboro and near Milton, Dagsboro, Delmar, Seaford, Georgetown, Bridgeville, Harrington, Lewes, Bethany Beach, and…
Read MoreDNREC & Sea Tow Foundation Join in Life Jacket Loaner Program
Just in time for the holiday weekend and boating season – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police and the Sea Tow Foundation have announced the Life Jacket Loaner Program for boaters operating in Delaware waters. If boaters are found without legally-required life jackets, officers will have loaner life jackets in sizes infant to adult…
Read MoreSussex & Kent County Mosquito Spraying Tuesday
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, May 21, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Camden, Wyoming, and near Milford, Lincoln, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Felton, Magnolia, Rehoboth, Georgetown, Millsboro, Frankford, and Selbyville. For…
Read MoreDownstate Skeeter Spraying Monday Evening – Kent & Sussex County
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, May 20, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Delmar and near Milford, Greenwood, Harrington, Laurel, Seaford, Frankford, and Millsboro. For notification purposes, spraying…
Read MorePhillips Landing & Woodland Wharf Boating Access Areas Near Laurel Reopen
DNREC officials are kicking off National Boating Safety Week near Laurel this afternoon with the completion of the Phillips Landing Boating & Fishing Access Area and Woodland Wharf Boat Dock & Kayak Launch. The two public use facilities provide access to the Nanticoke River for fishing, boating, kayaking, bird and wildlife watching and exploring the…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying in Kent & Sussex Thursday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Thursday, May 16, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: Near Camden, Frederica, Magnolia, Harrington, Ellendale, Greenwood, Lincoln, and Milford. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray…
Read More9th Annual Delaware Fishing Photo Contest Looking for Your Shots!
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announced today that the 9th annual Delaware Fishing Photo Contest is now open for residents submitting the best fishing photos they have taken throughout the state. The theme of this year’s contest – “Get Out and Fish DE” makes a “casting call” for photographs taken on Delaware waters and…
Read MoreDNREC To Close Section of Indian River Inlet Due to Erosion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation have restricted access to a 120-foot section of bulkhead at the Indian River Inlet within the Delaware Seashore State Park. Officials say the sidewalk and adjacent capstones in the inlet have experienced significant erosion, leading to safety concerns for visitors. The section…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Monday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, May 06, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitos in the following areas: Near Frederica, Hartly, Magnolia, Camden, Felton, Harrington, Milford, Greenwood, Bridgeville, Seaford, Laurel and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will be done…
Read More2018-2019 DE Hunting Season 2nd Best Overall!
Delaware’s 2018-2019 hunting season was the second best of all time. DNREC officials say 14,883 deer were harvested – the sixth year in a row that over 14,000 white-tailed deer were harvested. The opening weekend during the November shotgun season was marred by bad weather, which officials believe reduced the overall annual harvest. Sussex County…
Read MoreDNREC Charges Two Delaware Men with Illegal Turkey Poaching
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police have arrested two Delaware men for illegal turkey poaching among other charges. Authorities say 25-year-old Josiah Richardson of Georgetown and 19-year-old Todd Ellers of Harrington were apprehended and charged after an investigation into turkey poaching near Farmington in Kent County. Officials say Richardson was charged with of third…
Read MoreRibbon Cut on New Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve Boardwalk & Observation Deck
The new boardwalk and observation deck at the Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve on the Delaware Bayshore Byway near Slaughter Beach has been opened. Governor John Carney, along with state and local officials held a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon. The new facility will give visitors a chance to experience the Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve like never before –…
Read MoreTwo Men Charged with Illegal Burning in Felton
The Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control Unit of Environmental Crimes has arrested and charged two men for an illegal fire that took place in Felton last week. The blaze took place on April 4 at a farm in the Felton area on Sandtown Road. Fire companies from Felton, Harrington, Greensboro, MD. and Goldsboro, MD.…
Read MoreWinners of DE Annual Stamp Art Competition
The judging was held last week – and the winners for the 2020-21 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and the 2020 Delaware Trout Stamp have been chosen. A painting of an American wigeon and a chocolate lab by Guy Crittenden of Richmond, VA was chosen from 19 entries for the waterfowl stamp. A painting of a rainbow…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Thursday During the Day
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats. This application could take place during the daylight hours on Thursday, March 28, 2019 via helicopter (registration number N123NM and/or N3078G) Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae in the following areas: Near Rehoboth Beach,…
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DNREC Mosquito Spraying Sunday/Monday
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application during the daylight hours on Sunday, March 24 and/or Monday, March 25, 2019: Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid bti) with an airplane (registration number N263JC,N562X, or 3055M) to control mosquito larvae in flooded forested wetlands in the following areas: In Georgetown and near Farmington. For notification purposes, spraying…
Read MoreDNREC to Spray for Mosquitos Across the State
DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section is set to begin it’s annual spring woodland pool spraying beginning on Tuesday. They plan to control immature aquatic mosquito larvae in wooded wetland areas near select populated areas. The spraying is set to begin in Southern Sussex County and eventually work it’s way up to Kent and New Castle Counties.…
Read MoreThe Point at Cape Henlopen Set to Close on March 1
Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Division of Parks & Recreation has announced that the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half mile along the bay shoreline, will close beginning Friday, March 1, for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including…
Read MoreDNREC Arrests Smyrna Man on Firearms and Deer Poaching Charges
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police say they have arrested a Smyrna man on multiple felony firearms charges and deer poaching following an investigation into illegal deer hunting. Melvin J. Durand 65-year-old Melvin J. Durand was charged with 19 counts of possession, purchase, ownership or control of a firearm or ammunition by a person…
Read MoreBrandywine Zoo Takes In Alligator Recovered from PA Drug Bust
DNREC officials say they have taken in a two-foot long, juvenile American alligator at the Brandywine Zoo in Wilmington, after it was discovered inside a Coatesville, Pennsylvania home by law enforcement conducting a drug bust. The Zoo says they agreed to house the alligator at the request of Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan. Officials…
Read MoreNew Troopers and Municipal Police Classes Graduate
The Delaware State Police celebrated its 92nd graduating class and 87th Municipal Recruit Class on Thursday. Twenty-eight troopers and 23 law enforcement officers successfully completed Law Enforcement training. The police officers represent multiple agencies – including Dover Police, the DNREC Police Division of Fish & Wildlife and the Division of Parks & Recreation, DRBA, Dewey…
Read MoreDNREC Orders Mountaire Farms to Clean Up Wastewater at Millsboro Facility
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control says they have been notified of the accidental release of partially treated wastewater at Mountaire Farms of Delaware’s poultry processing facility in Millsboro. Mountaire Farms said they discovered the release at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, which resulted in the discharge of between 750,000 and 1 million…
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