DNREC Calendar: Outdoor Recreation

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The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) offers outdoor recreation classes and opportunities for children and adventurous adults at its several nature centers, outdoor education centers, the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve and via several educational programs.

This calendar is presented as a list of upcoming events (below) and as a month-to-month calendar grid. It is part of the DNREC Calendar of Events.

Find outdoor recreation events at Delaware’s State Parks on the DEStateParks.com website.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - DuPont Nature Center Winter Lecture Series: Tracking the Movements of a State-endangered Falcon

How do state biologists track and collect data on endangered bird species?

Time: 4 pm
Place: An Online Webinar

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 - DuPont Nature Center Winter Lecture Series: Shorebird Research in the Delaware Bay

Learn about the monitoring and studying of the shorebirds that frequent Delaware’s coast.

Time: 4 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - DuPont Nature Center Winter Lecture Series: Rehabilitating Sick and Injured Wildlife in Delaware

What should you do if you spot an injured animal?

Time: 4 pm
Place: DuPont Nature Center

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Trivia Night with the John Dickinson Plantation

Come show off your knowledge of Delaware history and nature.

Time: 6 pm
Place: St. Jones Reserve

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - DNERR Research and Stewardship Symposium (Day 1)

Join us for a day of presentations on estuarine research and stewardship.

Time: 8:30 am
Place: St. Jones Reserve

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - DNERR Research and Stewardship Symposium (Day 2)

Join us for a day of project site tours at the Blackbird Creek Reserve, in Townsend.

Time: 8:30 am
Place: St. Jones Reserve

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