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Muir, Leopold, Carson, the three most important environmental writers in history. I'd argue Dr. Seuss was more influential than those three, but, whatever. I'm not one of them, nor am I the Lorax. I do, however, keep a field journal and every now and then, I share some of those entries. This was today's ... "Empty Sand Hills or Complex…

Council on Recreational Fishing Funding to meet virtually at 7 PM on November 10 to discuss funding priorities This Council is charged with providing guidance to the Division of Fish & Wildlife in selecting and prioritizing construction and maintenance projects for the Fisheries Section and considers issues relative to funding of any…

The Delaware beaches are open and much cleaner now These clean up crews are working hard daily to get as much oiled debris off the beaches that the can. Yesterday I watched crews picking up the smallest tar balls they could find. You thought finding sea glass was tough. The tools these crews have would make any beach comber's day. I…

Now is your chance to sit in on these fishery meetings form home. I see many complain they never have time or the meetings are too far away. I have even heard they set the meeting times on purpose to make it difficult to get to a meeting. That isn't true, but believe what you want. I think it is an excuse for not wanting to go, or to…

Remaining Cleanup Operation Focuses on Delaware Bay and Delaware North Atlantic Ocean Beaches Cleanup crews for the unified command have cleared oily debris and tar balls from a significant stretch of coastline from the southern side of the Indian River Inlet in Delaware to the Assateague Island State Park in Maryland. Beaches cleared include…

Happy Halloween from everyone of us at DSF. Been a crazy year, make the best of this day. Full moon tonight, no it isn't actually blue, but if it were would that surprise you at this point?Daylight savings, we get an extra hour of this insane year. Go fishing and relax.

Delaware State Parks closed Faithful Steward crossing for oil debris clean up. It will be open again by Monday possibly Sunday afternoon. There is still oiled debris on the beaches and in the double wrack line from the hurricane surge and the last storm surge. So we have two areas on the beach that have a line of oiled debris. Close…

Just announced today on social media, the Delaware Audubon Society is offering a $1,000 reward for information of those responsible for this oil spill. It has left tar oil balls along sixty miles of coastline into Maryland as far as Assateague Island. Delaware only has a hundred and thirteen miles of coast line. Latest reports possibly point…

I'm watching live as the storm system moves across the Delmarva region on DelmarvaWX. The rain is steadily increasing out here in the country. Soon the trees will be rocking form wind. Hopefully we don't ose any. Brches and flying debris will be an issue. Be careful along wooded roadways. Active Delaware Advisories (Delmarva…

DNREC has extended their beach monitoring to Fenwick Island. Adding South Inlet Beach, 3Rs' Bethany and South Bethany, Fenwick Island State Park, and Fenwick Island. Maryland DNR is monitoring Ocean City. I do not know if this has reached Assateague but at this point is only a matter of time. I haven't heard of much around the…