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 …
Delaware State University will help the state’s environmental agency improve public outreach and community engagement with a two-year research project set to begin next month. The university will hold town hall meetings on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1 to solicit input from community members on how DNREC can conduct effective outreach regarding regulatory actions and policies. The research project is …
Fireworks weren’t the only thing flying high in he Delaware sky on Independence Day. A great white shark blimp was scheduled to fly above the state’s beach resort towns as well. Discovery Channel was presenting its marketing ploy for its annual Shark Week programming, a week-work of shark-infested shows which brings in the channel’s biggest viewership each summer. The 128-foot …
The controlled burn (DelDOT photo) An accident that closed Interstate 95 near Route 141 took an unusual turn this afternoon when authorities decided to burn off the peroxide being carried in a tractor trailer. The accident involved a pickup truck pulling the trailer bearing the peroxide colliding with a disabled vehicle on the road. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources …
DNREC is surveying consumers on Delaware’s ban on single-use plastic bags. (DNREC) Delaware’s ban on single-use plastic bags might become tougher, if a new bill becomes law. HB 212, introduced Thursday, goes for multiple measures: • The ban would expand to all stores as of July 1, 2022. • Reusable bags would have to be even thicker. • Reusable bags …
Helicopters like the Marine One were seen flying over Sussex County and at Rehoboth Beach. Photo from Wikipedia Commons. President Joe Biden seems set to hit Rehoboth Beach this week arriving as early as Wednesday. Three Marine Ones have been seen flying over Sussex County, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is closing parts of the Gordon …
Pilot program will sell tags that allow surf fishing Monday through Friday during the summer
If Delaware beats other finalists, it would be second state system to win award twice since it began in 1965.
‘Let’s get with it and be responsible for what we can do to lessen our impact on the earth,’ one consumer wrote on DNREC’s Facebook page.
