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DNREC Calendar: Education and Outreach



The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) hosts education and outreach meetings to help inform the public about issues and opportunities, to provide hunter safety and boating safety training and to introduce related information. This calendar includes DNREC volunteer opportunities.

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.


Friday, September 18, 2026 - Boat Trip on the St. Jones River

Get out on the water with DNERR staff.
Time: 2:30 pm
Place: Scotton Landing

Friday, September 18, 2026 - Basic Hunter Education Course

Learn about hunting safely, hunting ethics, firearm types, safe gun handling, marksmanship, specialty hunting techniques, wildlife management, wildlife identification, survival and more.

Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Ommelanden Hunter Education and Training Center

Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Basic Hunter Education Course

Learn about hunting safely, hunting ethics, firearm types, safe gun handling, marksmanship, specialty hunting techniques, wildlife management, wildlife identification, survival and more.

Time: 8 am
Place: Little Creek Hunter Education Training Center

Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Boating Safety Class

Earn your Delaware Safe Boating Certificate with this course.

Time: 8 am
Place: West Bay Park Community Center

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

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

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - Training: Introduction to Living Shorelines

Get an introduction to the process and components of living shorelines in Delaware in this two-day training session.

Time: 8:30 am
Place: DNREC Lewes Field Office

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - Basic Hunter Education Course

Learn about hunting safely, hunting ethics, firearm types, safe gun handling, marksmanship, specialty hunting techniques, wildlife management, wildlife identification, survival and more.

Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Owens Station Shooting Sports and Hunter Education Training Center

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: Blackbird Creek Reserve

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Tree Identification Workshop

Learn how to identify some of the different species of trees found in Delaware.

Time: 5 pm
Place: Blackbird Creek Reserve

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Fly-Tying Class

Learn to tie the flies you use to catch your limit.

Time: 5:30 pm
Place: Aquatic Resources Education Center



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