DNREC produces wetlands report card and management recommendations on the Smyrna River Watershed

A new "wetlands report card" for the Smyrna River Watershed is now available from DNREC's Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program – the ninth in a series of watershed-specific wetland health reports produced by the Department.
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DNREC?s Fort Delaware State Park to host second of two annual Civil War-era P.O.W. weekends Aug. 11-12

DNREC's Fort Delaware State Park will host the second of the park's two annual prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12.
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Delaware?s Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Dover

DOVER – The Delaware Water Infrastructure Advisory Council will meet Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room 220, Kent County Administrative Complex, 555 S. Bay Road, Dover, DE 19901. More information about the meeting, including the agenda, can be found on the Statewide Meeting Calendar at https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/Meeting/56440
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Dover woman for multiple drug charges

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a Dover woman Monday for multiple drug-related charges at the Lebanon Landing Fishing Area in Kent County.
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Workplace Safety Program Saves Businesses Over $9.8M in Workers? Comp Premiums

Dover, DE (August 1, 2018) – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has announced that over the past year, the Delaware Workplace Safety Program has helped over 1,500 businesses save over $9.8 million on their workers' compensation insurance premiums. The savings are a result of the businesses' successful completion of workplace safety inspections. "When businesses are […]
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2018 state assessment results hold steady

Statewide assessment results released today show gains made in some districts and schools with local administrators crediting a variety of supports for their students' growth.
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Sussex Tech?s Mitchell earns DFA forestry scholarship

Shawn Patrick Mitchell of Greenwood, a recent graduate of Sussex Tech who plans to study wildlife and fisheries at Frostburg State University, received the Delaware Forestry Association's 2018 scholarship at the Delaware State Fair last week. Agriculture Secretary Michael T. Scuse and Governor John C. Carney were there to present the ceremonial check to Mitchell as his parents David and Melissa looked on. Once he earns his bachelor's of science degree, Mitchell hopes to be a game warden or park ranger one day.
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