News & Updates

April 2024

Important

Dates


April 25 Delaware Envirothon

April 28 • Stewardship Week

April 30 • Governor's Conservation Awards

Come See Us @

Trap Pond Nature Festival


Sat. April 20


Trap Pond State Park,

Laurel, DE

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Bug & Bud Festival


Sat. April, 27


Downtown Milford, DE

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Water Family Fest


Sat. May 4


James Farm Ecological Preserve,

Ocean View, DE

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Stewardship Week


NACD Stewardship Week is one of the largest national programs to promote natural resource conservation. Celebrated annually since 1955 between the last Sunday in April and the first Sunday in May, NACD Stewardship Week reminds us of our individual responsibilities to care for natural resources.


Stewardship Week will be held April 28 - May 5, 2024, with the theme, May the Forest Be with You, Always.


Forests play multifaceted roles in sustaining our planet, serving as sources of oxygen, carbon storage, and vibrant hubs of biodiversity. They function as steadfast protectors of soil and water resources, preventing erosion, purifying contaminants, and nurturing healthy watersheds.

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Protect your buffers


Protect your meadows, pollinator gardens, pond buffers, or naturalized areas from unwanted mowing or spraying.


Scan the QR code to learn more about conservation areas.


Dimensions: 9" w x 12" h


Bulk pricing is available!

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Ag Updates

Cover Crop Program

Reminder: Cover crop destruction forms were mailed in March.


Cover crop program participants must self-certify in writing that cover crops are destroyed between March 15 and June 3, 2024.


Failure to self-certify by June 3, 2024, will result in non-payment.

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Stormwater Updates

New Fee Schedules

EFFECTIVE: July 1, 2024


Detailed Plan Fee Schedule

Standard Plan Fee Schedule

Poultry Plan Fee Schedule

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Flocculant Training Workshops

SCD will host two free hybrid flocculant training workshops for stormwater engineers and contractors. The workshops are designed to introduce polymer flocculation for reducing stormwater turbidity. The workshops will begin with presentations and conclude with demonstrations.


Stormwater professionals are strongly encouraged to attend both sessions.


Pre-registration is required and additional dates will be added if needed.

May 2,

10 a.m. - noon


Applied Polymer Solutions

June 5,

9 - 11 a.m.


Rain for Rent

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Partner News

Local Agricultural Dashboard for Farmers

View state and county USDA information, news, commodity prices, weather, and more. Quickly find agriculture data and resources to help make business decisions.

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Mission
To serve Sussex County
by providing technical
guidance and financial
assistance to enhance,
maintain, protect, and
improve land and
water resources.
Agricultural Conservation
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Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-3990 ext.3
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Georgetown, DE 19947
302-856-2105

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