Delaware State Parks will hold a Day of Service on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19, as part of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Parks and Recreation\u2019s 75th anniversary.<\/p>\n
The agency says this event will be the first of four signature service days planned for 2026, promoting environmental stewardship, service, and community care. Additional service days are scheduled for Earth Day in April, the division\u2019s 75th anniversary month in June and a Fall Service Day later in the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cDr. King\u2019s call to action was to build community through service and reinforce meaningful change through collective action,\u201d said Matthew Ritter, director of the Division of Parks and Recreation. \u201cVolunteers have helped build our parks and continue to be valuable and vital partners into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
DNREC says the Day of Service will focus on behind-the-scenes work that supports access, equity and the long-term health of state parks, while highlighting shared responsibility for Delaware\u2019s public lands.<\/p>\n
Participating parks and projects include:<\/p>\n
Wilmington State Parks for English ivy removal, along with education on the plant\u2019s historical use and the evolution of stewardship practices<\/p>\n
White Clay Creek State Park at Judge Morris Estate for reforestation field work<\/p>\n
In addition to scheduled service days, Delaware State Parks will host ongoing volunteer opportunities across the park system. According to the agency, some of the opportunities include trail surveys and maintenance, reforestation, garden weeding, nature center support, boat ramp attendants, mansion docents, disc golf course maintenance, hunting and fishing season preparation and cleanup and more.<\/p>\n
Trap Pond State Park for a cleanup at Jason\u2019s Beach, a historic area in the state\u2019s first park that was used by the local Black community for social gatherings, dancing, picnics and church services<\/p>\n
Lums Pond State Park at the Mile Loop Trail for trail cleanup and removal of invasive multiflora rose<\/p>\n
People interested in volunteering can find all opportunities and sign up online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Delaware State Parks will hold a Day of Service on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,17234,58932,44064,36676,79],"class_list":{"0":"post-414061","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-environmental-protection","10":"tag-landscape","11":"tag-natural-environment","12":"tag-natural-resources","13":"tag-science"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}