NEWARK- The city has been awarded a grant of up to $65,000 from The Wills Group through its Reimagining Outdoor Spaces 2025 initiative. The funding, which was formally accepted by Newark City Council, will support a series of enhancements at Folk Park, located near South College Avenue. The Wills Group, owner of the Dash In convenience store and gas station …
WILMINGTON — After a series of weather-related construction delays, Wilmington’s long-awaited Rodney Reservoir Park is now expected to open at the end of summer. Originally projected for a May 2025 debut, the park’s opening was pushed back due to more than 90 days of lost construction time during the winter season. City officials now anticipate a late August opening for …
Four members of New Castle County Council are sponsoring an ordinance to create a new zoning district for land in parks – a plan that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has “significant concerns” about. “This new P zoning district created by ordinance 24-130 would only apply to preserved parcels owned in fee simple by the county, …
Users of New Castle County’s 250 or so parks now have a free app for reporting non-emergency maintenance concerns about them. “Just snap a photo and submit it using the app,” the county writes on the introductory page for the My-NCC app. “Requests are automatically added to our work order system, allowing our teams to respond quickly and efficiently,” the …
Delaware is No. 8 on a new list of best states for outdoor exercise, a fitness website has concluded. Total Shape measured 16 factors: national parks; weather; coastline; parks; temperature; boats and water sports facilities; beaches; sports camps and clinics; kayaking and canoeing attractions; ski and snowboarding facilities; surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing facilities; outdoor activities; hiking trails; biking trails; golf …
Several activities and facilities will be closed or operate under reduced hours throughout January due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. (Pixabay/LifeOfPix) Citing a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, DNREC has announced that it will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities. While state parks, nature and wildlife areas continue to be …
Trap Pond State Park. Photo courtesy of DNREC. Delaware’s state parks have won a national award for excellence in park and recreation management. The recognition from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and National Recreation and Park Association is judged on long-range planning, resource management, innovation and fiscal responsibility. This marks the second time Delaware’s state parks received …
