The horseshoe crab management meeting will be held in Dover Thursday. (Photo courtesy of DNREC)

Learn more about state’s horseshoe crabs Thursday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

The Delaware Bay is home to an estimated 30 million horseshoe crabs, making it the world’s largest breeding ground for this species, and a state agency wants to inform the public more on these critters. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), through its Division of Fish and Wildlife, will hold a public meeting on the Atlantic …

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White Clay Creek stocked with 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Photo courtesy of Delaware State Parks. White Clay Creek has been stocked with rainbow trout to provide anglers with fishing opportunities throughout the fall and winter. About 1,000 pounds of 12- to 13-inch rainbows were stocked by DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife from near the Pennsylvania state line downstream to Newark. Trout anglers are reminded of the following rules …

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State says it’s now OK to use bird feeders and baths

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Blue Jays are among the birds being affected by a mysterious illness.   The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control say the number of songbirds who were dying from a mystery illness has gone down enough that residents can go back to using bird baths and feeders. The state on June 10 asked people to stop using the …