Delaware Forest Service Joins Daughters of the American Revolution to Establish Memorial Forest in Sussex County

The Delaware Forest Service hosted the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Col. John Haslet Chapter in Dover, and other volunteers to establish a memorial plot dedicated to former State Forester Walter F. Gabel, who served in this role from 1974 to 1991. “We are excited about this DAR tree planting, not only because it is dedicated to Walt Gabel, but because the work by the Daughters of the American Revolution highlights the importance of the positive impacts of conservation efforts here in Delaware and throughout the United States,” said Delaware State Forester Kyle Hoyd. “This planting is a historical representation of penny pine plantings by DAR on the Headquarters Tract in the early 1900s. The same loblolly pine seedlings that we are planting today, only 85 years after those initial penny plantings, now cost a quarter each.”
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Southbound Route 1 reopened between Smyrna and Dover following tractor trailer fire

Southbound Delaware Route 1 is reopened after a tractor trailer caught fire south of Smyrna Wednesday afternoon. The tractor trailer with Amazon emblems caught fire in the area of mile marker 68, about two miles south of the South Smyrna exit just before 5 p.m. on April 24, 2024. It took fire crews about 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze, but the roadway had to be closed for nearly four hours to deal with a fuel leak and removing the truck from the side of the road. At its peak, thick black smoke from the truck could be seen for miles. Delaware State Police is investigating the incident.
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Osprey nest sits atop the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company siren

PHOTOS: A pair of osprey have returned to nest atop the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company siren. Osprey have been nesting atop the siren for the past several years. Osprey are migratory raptors that go south during the winter and live along our coast during the warmer months. Osprey also are known to mate for life, so it is likely the current pair is the same pair that have nested on the siren in previous years. Recently deterrents had been placed atop the siren and a nearby tower to keep the osprey away. A traffic cone had been placed atop the siren while fake owls had been placed in several spots on the nearby tower. Looking beneath the nest, large piles of debris can be seen on a patio behind the fire company.
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