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Careful Management Ensures the Delaware Bay Remains a Horseshoe Crab Haven

Showcasing Delawareans’ Horseshoe Crab Art

DNREC Helps Keep Waterways Clear of Old Crab Pots

From Our Bays to Your Plate: Inside Delaware’s Shellfish Aquaculture Industry

Remembering Delaware’s Original Inhabitants: How DNREC Preserves and Promotes Indigenous Heritage

DNREC Tool Offers Hourly Updates on Delaware Air Quality

Despite Declining Numbers, Hunting Still has Major Benefits for Participants and Delaware

PFAS in Delaware: How the First State is Tackling Toxic Forever Chemicals

DNREC Works Diligently to Tackle the Oft-Overlooked Environmental Threat of Nonpoint Source Pollution

Dedicated Volunteers Play Vital Role in Supporting Delaware State Parks

The Latest News

Give Your Holiday Tree a Second Life at TreeCycle Jan. 10 December 23, 2025
DNREC is sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticulture's TreeCycle event again in 2026. TreeCycle, where holiday trees are turned into mulch and wood chips, is a family-friendly recycling event to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10.
Registration Deadline Jan. 21 for the 2026 Delaware Wetlands Conference December 22, 2025
Registration at the regular pricing is still available until Dec. 28 for DNREC’s largest biennial Delaware Wetlands Conference to date, on Jan. 27 and 28, 2026 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Del.
More DNREC Permits Go Digital December 21, 2025
DNREC is continuing its effort to modernize environmental permitting. The DNREC Division of Air Quality has begun certain air permit applications online through Digital DNREC (ePermitting).
With Waterfowl Seasons Reopening After Recent Virus Detection, DNREC Urges Safe Handling of Harvested Wild Birds December 16, 2025
As Delaware’s waterfowl hunting season reopens this week, DNREC reminds hunters that safe handling of harvested wild birds is imperative following the recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a sick snow goose found Dec. 8 in eastern Kent County.
DNREC Adds New Leaders to Delaware State Parks December 15, 2025
Five key leaders were promoted to new positions in Delaware State Parks, including Inland Ponds Regional Administrator Jayce Madden, Northern Regional Administrator Pat Thompson, Superintendent Chris Pauley at Delaware Seashore State Park, Superintendent Lindsey Goebel at Trap Pond State Park and Curator/Registrar Amy Haddock at the Brandywine Zoo.