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The Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters of its annual Delaware Hunting Photo Contest. The winning photograph will be featured on the cover of the 2019/2020 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide, with the top five photographs presented inside the guide.

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DNREC dedicates new Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn November 9, 2018
Governor Carney and DNREC Secretary Garvin were joined by Senator Carper, state legislators, New Castle County and local officials, neighbors, and friends, at the dedication and ribbon-cutting of Delaware’s newest and 17th state park, the Auburn Valley State Park in Yorklyn.
Delaware’s Council on Recreational Fishing Funding to meet Nov. 14 in Dover November 9, 2018
Delaware’s Council on Recreational Fishing Funding will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, in the Senate Hearing Room of Legislative Hall, in Dover.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Sportsmen Against Hunger program butcher shops and cooler locations accepting donated deer November 9, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced the private butcher shops and DNREC cooler locations that accept donated deer for the Sportsmen Against Hunger program during Delaware’s 2018/19 deer hunting season.
DNREC asks Federal Court to review EPA’s denial of Delaware’s Clean Air Act Section 126 “good neighbor” petitions on cross-state air pollution November 8, 2018
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has filed a petition for review in the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of Delaware’s and Maryland’s Clean Air Act Section 126(b) “good neighbor” petitions.
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces temporary one-day closure of Derby Pond parking lot for tree removal November 8, 2018
DNREC’s Division Fish & Wildlife announced today the temporary, one-day closure of the Derby Pond boat ramp parking lot and boat ramp near Woodside on Tuesday, Nov. 13 (rain date Wednesday, Nov. 14), to remove dead and dying trees from the parking lot area.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife seeking great shots from Delaware hunters for annual photo contest November 8, 2018
With hunting season in full swing, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters of its annual Delaware Hunting Photo Contest. The winning photograph will be featured on the cover of the 2019/2020 Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide, with the top five photographs presented inside the guide.
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife to close Phillips Landing boat ramp for reconstruction November 5, 2018
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has announced the anticipated nearly six-month closure of the Phillips Landing Boat Ramp west of Laurel for reconstruction and expansion of the boat ramp beginning Monday, Nov. 12 and continuing through April 30, 2019, weather permitting.
DNREC Environmental Crimes Unit arrests Newark woman for illegal dumping November 5, 2018
Following an investigation into a complaint about continued dumping of grocery bags filled with used cat litter along Four Seasons Parkway in Newark, Natural Resources Police Officers with the Environmental Crimes Unit arrested a Newark woman on Oct. 30 for illegal dumping of refuse.
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police make deer poaching arrests near Harrington November 2, 2018
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Marydel, Md. man Oct. 30 for multiple hunting and traffic charges, and also arrested a Harrington juvenile for multiple hunting charges following an investigation into deer poaching that occurred Oct. 26 on Fox Hunters Road near Harrington.
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 22-28 November 2, 2018
To achieve public compliance with laws and regulations through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Oct. 22-28 made 1,436 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the general public.