Just because they are covered in snow, it doesn’t mean that Delaware’s dunes aren’t still important and worthy of our respect. No sledding, snowboarding or other recreational activities, please.

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• Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council votes to raise surf-fishing permit fees for 2019 season January 17, 2019
  Delaware’s Parks and Recreation Council, which advises DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation, today voted to raise surf fishing permit fees this year and to limit the number of permits issued annually to no more than 17,000.
• Recycling Public Advisory Council to meet Jan. 23 in Lewes January 15, 2019
  Delaware’s Recycling Public Advisory Council (RPAC) will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Lewes Public Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958. For more information about the monthly RPAC meeting, including the agenda, please go to Public Meeting Calendar.
• DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces registration open for Delaware’s mandatory wild turkey hunting courses January 15, 2019
  With Delaware’s annual wild turkey hunting season approaching, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Hunter Education Program reminds both resident and non-resident hunters that they must pass a turkey hunting course approved by the Division of Fish & Wildlife before they can legally hunt turkeys in the First State.
• DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Dec. 17-Jan. 6 January 11, 2019
  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’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers for the three week period between Dec. 17- Jan. 6 made 2,849 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters, and the […]
• Delaware Tidal Finfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 16 in Dover January 11, 2019
  Delaware’s Tidal Finfish Advisory Council will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
• Delaware Shellfish Advisory Council to meet Jan. 15 in Dover January 11, 2019
  Delaware’s Shellfish Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.
• DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds public that dunes in state parks are closed to sledding and snowboarding January 11, 2019
  DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation reminds residents and visitors that sledding, snowboarding, and other recreational activities are not allowed on Delaware’s dunes.
• Delaware Part Of Proposed Environmental And Consumer Protection Penalty Settlements With Fiat Chrysler And Auto Supplier Robert Bosch For Allegedly Undermining Auto Emissions Regulations And Harming Consumers By Adding Unlawful “Defeat Devices” To Diesel Vehicles January 10, 2019
  Fiat Chrysler Required to Fix Vehicles, Provide Restitution and Address Environmental Harms; State Attorneys General Obtain $72.5 Million in Nationwide Civil Penalties from Fiat Chrysler and Another $98.7 Million from Bosch for its Role in Supplying and Programming the Software Used by Fiat Chrysler and Earlier Violator Volkswagen Attorney General Kathleen Jennings and Department of […]
• DNREC initiates new permit program for removal of lead coatings from water tanks January 10, 2019
  DNREC announced the creation of a new permit program that establishes regulatory conditions for the sandblasting of outdoor water tanks to remove lead-based paint. Contractors often use sandblasting to remove paint from water tanks in preparation for repainting them. Effective immediately, all water tank sandblasting projects involving removal of lead paint are required to have […]
• Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet Jan. 22 in Wilmington January 7, 2019
  The eighth meeting of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee (RAC) will be held at 9 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Delaware Technical Community College Orlando J. George Jr. Campus, Southeast Building, Conference Room A and B (1st Floor), 300 North Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.

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