A state project aimed at finding as many different bird species as possible in two Delaware parks is asking for help from citizen scientists. The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve wants people visiting Blackbird Creek and the St. Jones reserves to take photos of birds and upload them so they can be counted. The year-long project will help create …
This year’s wild turkey hunting season will feature a soft opening on Saturday, April 2 followed by the opening of the regular season on Saturday, April 9. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Friday that the season will open with a one-day turkey hunt for non-ambulatory hunters and children ages 10 through 15. Delaware’s wild turkey …
The USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk. A highly infectious bird flu that can rapidly kill domestic poultry including chicken, turkeys and ducks, has been found in eight wild ducks, a Canada good and a hawk. The discovery has triggered a warning to hunters, poultry owners and poultry producers …
This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Want hydrangeas that bees will love? Choose a lacecap, says Mt. Cuba Surf fishing tags sell out hours after going on sale Dover to celebrate Black History Month with cultural, educational events Business Sunset Committee backs reorganizing Delaware Motion Picture Commission Highmark clients can get free COVID-19 tests at pharmacies Government Carney still doesn’t …
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. This Week’s Top Headlines Include: COMMUNITY Convoy taking wreaths to Arlington will stop in Delaware Santa brings back many beloved area Christmas traditions Mt. Cuba studies best way …
Tom Maloney and his commanding officer were the first off their landing craft at Utah Beach during the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. They dropped into 10 feet of water. Both were forced to ditch their packs and guns to reach the surface again. Able to climb back on the transport, Maloney’s enraged captain grabbed a gun off one of …
Delmarva fox squirrel. DNREC photo The Delmarva fox squirrel, a rare species in Delaware that has recovered in much of its regional range, has received another boost, with two male and two female squirrels translocated from Maryland to the Redden State Forest, north of Georgetown. Delmarva fox squirrels are now abundant on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Still, these large, silver-gray …
The state is warning anyone who may have had contact with a deer now diagnosed as rabid to contact their doctors and the state. A white-tailed deer in the Rehoboth Beach-area has tested positive for rabies after exhibiting symptoms and being removed from a residential property by the Division of Public Health. The deer is the second animal in …
The David Finney Inn in Historic New Castle houses the Booth House Tavern and Restaurant, DFI Cafe, a bed-and-breakfast and, soon, Hammergod Brewing. By Joe Hoddinott/Photography You can eat in the bar at Booth House Tavern in Historic New Castle. Or the cafe. The Library. The Red Room. The New Castle Room. The Municipal Room. The Parkview Room. …
Ryan Moore shot this photo of the storm headed his way. The Milford area continues to clean up after what the National Weather Service late Friday confirmed as a pair of F1 tornadoes Thursday spawned by a fast-moving thundestorm. Video and photos taken by those in the area of east of Milford showed what appeared to be a …
