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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.


Tuesday, July 21, 2026 - Boat Trip on the St. Jones River

Get out on the water with DNERR staff.
Time: 4 pm
Place: Scotton Landing

Learn some of the skills needed to run, or participate in, effective meetings.

Time: 9 am
Place: St. Jones Coastal Training Center

Friday, July 24, 2026 - Life in the Bay Seining Program

Join staff from the Aquatic Resources Education Center seining for critters along the edge of Delaware Bay.

Time: 9 am
Place: Woodland Beach

Saturday, August 1, 2026 - Life in the Bay Seining Program

Join staff from the Aquatic Resources Education Center seining for critters along the edge of Delaware Bay.

Time: 4 pm
Place: Woodland Beach

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - Life in the Bay Seining Program

Join staff from the Aquatic Resources Education Center seining for critters along the edge of Delaware Bay.

Time: 9 am
Place: Woodland Beach

Sunday, August 9, 2026 - Basic Hunter Education Field Day

A full-day in-person field day for graduates of the online basic hunter education course.

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

Tuesday, August 11, 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

Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Basic Hunter Education Field Day

A full-day in-person field day for graduates of the online basic hunter education course.

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

Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Perseids Meteor Shower Watch Party

Sit amongst the stars during the Perseid meteor shower.

Time: 9 pm
Place: Blackbird Creek Reserve

Monday, August 17, 2026 - Take A Kid Fishing!

Bring a kid out for free fishing lessons with the DNREC Take a Kid Fishing! program.

Time: 10 am
Place: Holt's Landing State Park



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