Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

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The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) of the state of Delaware is the primary body concerned with the governance of public land, natural resources, and environmental regulations for the state. DNREC is composed of several Divisions that have correlates in other U.S. State governments:

Division of Air and Waste Management
Division of Fish and Wildlife
Division of Parks and Recreation
Division of Soil and Water Conservation
Division of Water Resources

The Department is headed by an 'Office of the Secretary'.

[edit] History

In April 2006, the first law enforcement shooting in the history of the Department took place. The incident involved four Fish & Wildlife Agents (two armed, two in training) and resulted in the death of a robbery suspect.^[1]

[edit] Notes

^ Sanginiti, Terri. "Man killed by rangers used gun in earlier crime", The News Journal, April 26, 2006, pp. B1-2.

[edit] References

DNREC Divisions. State of Delaware (February 2006). Retrieved on May 2, 2006.

v • d • e Protected Areas of Delaware

National Parks	None

State Parks	Bellevue • Brandywine Creek • Cape Henlopen • Delaware Seashore • Fenwick Island • First State • Fort Delaware • Fort DuPont • Fox Point • Holts Landing • Killens Pond • Lums Pond • Trap Pond • White Clay Creek • Wilmington

State Forests	Blackbird • Redden • Taber

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control