DNREC

Delaware’s Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Control asked the Joint Finance Committee to approve plans for more flexibility in its operational spending budget.

That settlement nets Delaware an additional $25 million

DNREC awards 18 matching grants to help local and county governments acquire parkland, design and build parks and trails and construct outdoor recreational facilities.

Delaware banned landfill disposal of yard waste, like Christmas trees, in 2007. Christmas trees can be recycled and turned into mulch and compost.

DNREC reports mixed results for beach-nesting piping plovers this year.

DNREC is exploring the possibility of raising fees at Delaware State Parks.

The state announces its first detection of West Nile Virus this year.

A portion of the Cape Henlopen State Park fishing pier is still closed.

DNREC along with the Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists help rehabilitate a piping plover rescued in Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires made Monday an air quality action day in the First State, but it’s not expected to last too long.