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DNREC issues conciliation order for Premcor's frozen earth storage system. Read the order.

Muzzloader deer hunting season open now thru Oct. 18 

Delaware Coastal Fishing Report

Not flotsam...

nor jetsam...

but an innovative 56-acre wetland restoration project on the Mispillion River which partnered DNREC with other public and private interests. To provide protection from erosive forces such as boat wakes, trees up to 25 feet tall with rootballs were anchored along the riverbank in a crisscross pattern. Rows of coconut fiber logs known as coir were placed behind the trees for more bulwark. The restoration is a Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) project for the DuPont Newport Superfund Site and involved US Fish & Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "We utilized the expertise of all the agencies involved to protect a river, restore a beautiful wetland, and recover resources lost at a Superfund site. This is how the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration partnership works," said DNREC Secretary John A. Hughes.

Delaware's coast as clean for a day as Cub Scouts, cavalcade of volunteers can make it

Six-year-old Nathanael Grubb, his brother Solomon, 8, and fellow Cub Scout Jack Heavner, 9, all of Pack 100, Den 4, “The Bears,” gathered a large pile of scrap lumber and other trash at Port Mahon during the recent Delaware Coastal Cleanup. The boys were among nearly 2,000 volunteers for the annual event who worked from 38 sites throughout the state.

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New wildlife preserve dedicated in Sussex County

Regional Fish and Wildlife Manager Rob Gano and Conservation Technician Tim Bennett unveil a sign for the new Marian R. Okie Memorial Wildlife Preserve on Indian River Bay, which will be overseen by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control as a wildlife area. On the right are property donor Austin F. Okie of Georgetown, Roger L. Jones Jr., State Director of the Delaware Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, which transferred the property to the state, and DNREC Secretary John A. Hughes.

Events

Austin Spangler of Bear checks out a sea turtle shell on the Cape Henlopen State Park table during last Sunday's annual Coast Day in Lewes. DNREC had more than 40 exhibits and displays at the University of Delaware-sponsored event.