June News & Updates

News & Updates

June 2021

June 9 Vegetative Buffer Demo Day

June 14 Cost Share Sign Up Begins

June 20 Father's Day

June 21 Summer Begins

The position will include the inspection of sediment & stormwater management facilities, site grading, sediment and erosion control for compliance with the Delaware Sediment & Stormwater Regulations.

Apply by July 15, 2021.

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Featured Cooperator

Richard Carlisle, 2018 SCD Cooperator of the Year

2018 Cooperator of the Year, Richard Carlisle

Are You Prepared?

June 1 marked the first day of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The updated seasonal averages are 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.

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Hurricane Preparedness Resources

Support Pollinators

The pollinator license plate is in the final stages of approval and funds will help purchase and maintain pollinator habitats across Delaware.

To receive DMV approval 50 applicants are needed.

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Neighbors regularly joked that her pool was supposed to be in the backyard; unfortunately, Nancy Carey struggled with standing water that filled her front yard for over 18 years.

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Improve Turfgrass with Compost

John Emerson, Turfgrass Nutrient Management Planning Extension Agent at the University of Delaware, shares how to improve your turfgrass with compost.

Cost Share Program Website

FY 22 Cover Crop Program Fact Sheet

Vegetative Buffer Demo Day

Visit Terry Baker's Farm in Millsboro, Del. on Wednesday, June 9 to see how you can save time and money while supporting pollinators.

Nutrient management credits are available and lunch is provided.

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Pesticide Container Recycling

HDPE pesticide containers are collected at the SCD maintenance yard on Shortly Rd, Georgetown, Del.

If growers or commercial applicators have large quantities of containers to recycle (greater than 100), on-site pickup by the Department can be arranged.

The containers are processed and the plastic is reused to make park benches, pallets, pilings, fence posts, etc. They are not used in consumer packaging.