Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

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'.

History

In April 2005, the first law enforcement shooting in the history of the Department took place. The incident involved 2 park rangers and resulted in the death of a robbery suspect.^[1]

See also

• List of Delaware state parks
• Delaware State Wildlife Areas
• Fishing in Delaware
• Delaware Geological Survey

Notes

1. ↑ Sanginiti, Terri (2006-04-26). "Man killed by rangers used gun in earlier crime". The News Journal. pp. B1–2. 

References

• "DNREC Divisions". State of Delaware. February 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2006. 

External links

• Official DNREC Hunting Regulations
• Official DNREC Freshwater Fishing Regulations

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