The New Castle, Kent and Sussex Conservation Districts are accepting entries for the annual conservation poster contest from Delaware public, charter, private or homeschooled students in grades K-12.
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9/11/23
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SEAFORD – With permit approvals, Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has given the green light to Bioenergy Devo LLC’s plans for biogas production …
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By Glenn Rolfe
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9/8/23
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QUEENSTOWN — The LEAD Maryland Foundation, in collaboration with program partners, including the University of Maryland Extension, is accepting applications for the LEAD Maryland Fellowship …
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9/8/23
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It’s hard to imagine that Barren Island was once inhabited by more than a dozen farmsteads, a church, a schoolhouse and a handful of stores.
Now that the island has dissolved into a few …
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By Jeremy Cox,
The Bay Journal
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9/6/23
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation on Thursday announced 36 grant awards for more than $14.9 million to improve wildlife habitat, enhance resilience to changing climate conditions and engage communities throughout the Delaware River watershed in conservation activities.
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9/5/23
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Tuesday will be an Ozone Code Orange Air Quality Action Day in the First State, according to a warning issued Monday by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
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Delaware State News
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9/4/23
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There’s a chance for more warm, wet weather than usual in Delaware in the coming months.
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By Craig Anderson
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9/4/23
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The Delaware Bay is home to the country’s largest population of spawning horseshoe crabs.
And with the population of the species deemed vulnerable to extinction in the eyes of the …
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By Joseph Edelen
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9/3/23
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Part one of this two-part series explained the important pollination services that honey bees (who are not native to North America) and native bees provide within our food system and the various …
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By Jessica R. Clark, Sussex County Master Gardener
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9/1/23
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has issued a temporary emergency variance for air quality to allow for the construction and operation of a rental boiler at Perdue’s poultry-processing facility on Rehoboth Boulevard, Milford.
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Delaware State News
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8/31/23
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For the first time, municipalities can join state agencies and nongovernmental organizations with 501(c)(3) status in applying for tree-planting funding from the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative.
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8/30/23
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The Delaware Fam Bureau is urging the public to learn about the spotted lanternfly, kill it immediately and report it to the Department of Agriculture as the invasive insects begin to lay eggs …
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Delaware State News
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8/29/23
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The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile of bay shoreline, will reopen Friday, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Tuesday.
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8/29/23
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She’s a high-achieving 2021 Caesar Rodney High School graduate in Claremont, California, working four jobs and chasing her academic goals.
And, while Pomona College provides junior Amanda Eric, 21, some need-based financial support, there’s still stress in finding the rest of her tuition.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/28/23
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Celebrate the end of summer with ShoreRivers and the Miles-Wye Riverkeeper at the Shaw Bay Raft-Up Concert from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.
The Eastport Oyster Boys will be making their 20 th …
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8/26/23
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Delaware nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, community organizations and homeowners’ associations can submit project proposals to be considered for matching grant funds from the …
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Delaware State News
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8/23/23
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Bald eagles and ospreys can be seen all through the summer at Blackwater National Refuge. The Chesapeake Bay area has a permanent bald eagle population year-round, but during the winter the region …
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8/23/23
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PRINCESS ANNE — If the state reaches out to 14 interested landowners Somerset County could have nearly 1,600 acres protected from development through the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation …
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8/21/23
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The Sussex Conservation District will host free stormwater workshops on the second Wednesdays of September, October and November from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Vanderwende-Evans Conservation Center, 23818 Shortly Road, Georgetown.
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Delaware State News
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8/18/23
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MILFORD — The Griffith Lake boat ramp and parking lot on Williamsville Road is to close effective immediately due to construction activities associated with dam safety concerns, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced Wednesday.
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8/17/23
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