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• Cleanup Operation Extends from Upper Delaware Bay to Ocean City, Md. October 28, 2020
  The Maryland Department of the Environment has joined the U.S. Coast Guard and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in a joint response, Wednesday, overseeing the cleanup operation of weathered oil called tar balls and oiled debris scattered along the shoreline from Bowers Beach, Delaware to Ocean City, Maryland.
• Motorists Urged to Watch Out for Deer Crossing Roadways October 28, 2020
  Late October through November is prime time for increasing white-tailed deer activity in Delaware, leading up to their peak mating season in mid-November.
• U.S. Coast Guard, DNREC Recover 55 Tons of Oiled Debris October 26, 2020
  The cleanup of an oil spill from an unknown source continues Monday, one week after oil patties first washed ashore on Broadkill Beach and began migrating to other Delaware beaches on both the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Coast. About 55 tons – enough to fill four construction dumpsters – had been successfully recovered through […]
• Public Comment Open, Transcript and Presentation Available on Proposed Plastic Bag Ban Regulations October 23, 2020
  On Wednesday , Oct. 21, 2020, DNREC conducted a virtual hearing on proposed regulations implementing a ban on single-use plastic bags in retail stores.
• Oil Spill Cleanup of Delaware Bay Coastline Intensifies Today With Additional Resources Deployed October 23, 2020
  The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and U.S. Coast Guard continued Thursday and Friday to spearhead a cleanup operation for the oil spill that has deposited blobs of oil called tar balls and oiled debris this week over a stretch of Delaware coastline extending from the upper Delaware Bay to the tip of […]
• Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek for Fall Fishing October 22, 2020
  Anglers awaiting the opportunity to fish for trout in the fall and winter can now pack up their gear and head out to northern New Castle County. About 1,000 pounds of 12 to 13-inch trout, consisting of primarily rainbow trout along with some brown trout, were stocked in White Clay Creek trout yesterday, from near […]
• Unified Command, Incident Command Post Established for Oil Cleanup Efforts on Delaware Shore October 21, 2020
  A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been established today as cleanup efforts continue on oil patties that washed ashore at various locations on the Delaware Bay coastline between Fowler Beach and Cape Henlopen, Delaware.
• DNREC Continues Working to Assess and Clean Up Oil Spill in Delaware Bay and Southern Beaches October 20, 2020
  The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues working today to assess and clean up an oil spill that came ashore yesterday at Broadkill Beach and has now affected several more southerly coastal locations, including Beach Plum Island near Cape Henlopen, the Roosevelt Inlet and Lewes.
• DNREC Emergency Response Working to Control Oil Spill That Washed Ashore at Broadkill Beach October 20, 2020
  The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control responded this afternoon to reports of an oil spill estimated at five barrels or about 215 gallons of oil from an unknown source that washed ashore at Broadkill Beach. DNREC’s Emergency Response Team was working into the evening to survey impacts and plan a cleanup of the […]
• Delaware Waterfowl and Trout Stamp Art Winners Announced October 14, 2020
  The annual stamp art competition drew 21 entries for the 2021/22 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp and 18 entries for the 2021 Trout Stamp.

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