wildlife areas

Delaware Bans Trail Cameras for Recreational Use on State Wildlife Areas, State Forests, and State Parks

DNREC and DDA have determined that trail cameras for recreational use are no longer to be permitted on state wildlife areas, state parks, or state forests.



  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • News
  • ban
  • Delaware State Forests
  • Delaware State Parks
  • outdoors and recreation
  • state wildlife areas
  • trail cameras

wildlife areas

Interior Department to allow bee-harming pesticides, GMO crops in some wildlife areas

Rescinding a 2014 ban, the planting of genetically-modified crops and the use of neonicotinoid pesticides are allowed in U.S. national wildlife refuges again.



  • Wilderness & Resources

wildlife areas

DNREC, DDA propose new regulations for firearms possession within Delaware state parks, wildlife areas, and state forests

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Department of Agriculture have proposed new regulations expanding the scope of legal possession of firearms within Delaware’s state parks, state wildlife areas and state forests.




wildlife areas

DNREC to limit number of people allowed in state parks and wildlife areas, which may close for periods

DNREC announced today it will take steps when necessary to limit the numbers of visitors within state parks and wildlife areas.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • Division of Parks and Recreation
  • Coronavirus
  • outdoors and recreation
  • permitting and regulation
  • restrictions
  • wildlife

wildlife areas

Fees, passes required at state parks, wildlife areas starting Friday, May 8

DNREC will reinstate entry fees and park pass requirements at all State Parks and require a Conservation Access Pass to enter state wildlife areas, May 8.



  • Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Division of Fish and Wildlife
  • Division of Parks and Recreation
  • conservation access pass
  • COVID
  • fees
  • health and safety
  • outdoors and recreation
  • parks pass
  • permitting and regulation