DOVER (Feb. 22, 2013) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents responded to 21 complaints and issued 45 citations between Feb. 13 and 20.

DOVER (Feb. 21, 2013) – The number of ducks wintering in Delaware is up slightly, while the Canada goose population remains lower than average, according to the results of DNREC’s recently-completed annual mid-winter waterfowl survey, the Division of Fish and Wildlife announced today.

DOVER (Feb. 21, 2013) – Public comments on DNREC’s regulations connected to Executive Order No. 36 must be received by March 1. Governor Jack Markell’s Order requires all state agencies to identify regulations that might be outdated or unnecessary.

DOVER (Feb. 21, 2013) – Public comments on DNREC’s regulations connected to Executive Order No. 36 must be received by March 1. Governor Jack Markell’s Order requires all state agencies to identify regulations that might be outdated or unnecessary.

DOVER (Feb. 20, 2013) – Delaware hunters harvested 13,302 deer during the 2012-2013 season, a 1.9 percent drop from the previous season’s take of 13,559.

DOVER (Feb. 20, 2013) – Delaware hunters harvested 13,302 deer during the 2012-2013 season, a 1.9 percent drop from the previous season’s take of 13,559, but well within the average harvest totals for the past five years (13,551), the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife announced today. The 2012-2013 deer harvest ranks as the eighth all-time highest deer harvest for Delaware.

DOVER (Feb. 19, 2013) – The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife today announced that its spring 2013 downstate trout season will begin Saturday, March 2 with the opening of two downstate ponds stocked with rainbow trout. On that date, Tidbury Pond near Dover in Kent County and Newton Pond outside of Greenwood in Sussex County will open for trout fishing beginning at 7 a.m.

DOVER (Feb. 19, 2013) – Grant funding is now available for local and state governments and non-profit organizations to increase Delaware’s coastal resiliency through sea level rise adaptation planning and research.

DOVER (Feb. 19, 2013) – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21 to consider proposed amendments to the state’s tidal finfish regulations on summer flounder. The hearing will be held in the DNREC Auditorium at 89 Kings Highway in Dover.

DOVER (Feb. 19, 2013) – The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 on a proposed addition to the state’s tidal finfish regulations to include definitions and measures designed to control invasive finfish species in Delaware’s tidal waters. The hearing will be held in the DNREC Auditorium at 89 Kings Highway in Dover.

DOVER (Feb. 15, 2013) – Where can you go to check out birding opportunities along the Delaware Bayshore, learn the facts about our vital wetlands and catch conservation classics such as “Lizards, Turtles and Snakes, Oh My!” and “Invasion of the Garlic Mustard”? These and more fun, interesting and educational videos can be found on the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s YouTube channel, Delaware DNREC.

DOVER (Feb. 15, 2013) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents responded to 29 complaints and issued 26 citations between Feb. 6 and 13.

DOVER (Feb. 15, 2013) – The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council (CWAC) will hold a public hearing, followed by a council meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Kent County Administrative Complex, Room 220, 555 South Bay Road, Dover.

SMYRNA (Feb. 11, 2013) - The New Castle Conservation District (NCCD) has chosen the Armstrong family of Two Eagles Farm, LLC, as 2012 Cooperator of the Year.

NEWARK (Feb. 11, 2013) - The New Castle Conservation District (NCCD) has chosen the Armstrong family of Two Eagles Farm, LLC, as 2012 Cooperator of the Year. The Armstrongs have owned and farmed their “piece of heaven” in southern New Castle County north of Smyrna since 1946 and were selected for their continued environmental stewardship and implementation of various conservation practices.

DOVER (Feb. 8, 2013) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents responded to 23 complaints with 25 citations or arrests for violations of wildlife, traffic and criminal regulations between Jan. 30 and Feb. 6.

(LEWES, Feb. 7, 2013) – The first of three public engagement sessions on adapting to sea level rise is scheduled for Wed., Jan. 13 in Lewes. Delaware residents are invited to attend and provide comments on potential actions that can be taken to improve our state’s capacity to adapt to rising sea levels.

DOVER, Del. (Feb. 6, 2013) – Federal and state agencies, including Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, have received settlement funds to restore conditions for fish, birds, sensitive habitats, horseshoe crabs and recreational use of the Delaware Bay areas that were impacted in 2006 by an oil spill from the vessel Bermuda Islander.

DOVER (Feb. 5, 2013) – The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife is looking for volunteers to help with “Bye Bye Boxwood,” an invasive plant removal project, at the Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area east of Smyrna from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16.