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Municipalities and homeowner groups are invited to apply for up to $5,000 in matching funds from the Delaware Forest Service for a planned community tree project. Deadline is July 15, 2010.

The Department of Agriculture, the Delaware Nursery and Landscape Association and the University of Delaware have teamed up to develop a Native Plant Nurseries List.

Go to the Department of Agriculture website (www.dda.delaware.gov) and click on Local Asparagus under Hot Topics to find a nearby on-farm market or grower of asparagus.

The report details the 2009 accomplishments of the Delaware Nutrient Management Program.

Wilmington -- Changes to the King Street Bus Stop are due to the Landscape Improvement Project on Rodney Square. DART is shifting its King Street bus stop to either King Street just north of 11th Street at the former U.S. Post Office; on King Street just south of 10th Street at the Library; or on King Street at 9th Street, depending on the route.

Wilmington -- DART First State will begin its 2012 Resort Transit bus service on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Resort Transit, operating 7 bus routes, 7 days a week from 7 AM to 1 AM, serves Rehoboth Beach and the Boardwalk, Lewes, Long Neck, Dewey Beach, Ruddertowne, Bethany Beach, South Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, and Ocean City, MD. All buses are air-conditioned, ADA accessible and equipped with bike racks.

The following checkpoint is scheduled to take place Friday as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign: Friday May 18th - Wilmington (NcCo DUI Task Force)

LEWES (May 15, 2012) - Unseasonably warm weather in March and a wet, windy and cooler April made for an uneven start to beachnester bird breeding season. However, in May, piping plovers have gotten down to the business of nesting, with four nests spotted this week on the Point at Cape Henlopen, and a fifth pair possibly soon to nest. Things are progressing more slowly down at Gordons Pond, where one pair of plovers has been seen but has not yet set up territory.

(DOVER, May 11, 2012)- DNREC and DelDOT will hold two more public workshops on proposed bike and pedestrian trail projects - part of Governor Jack Markell's First State Trails and Pathways Initiative.

Women are traditionally the primary caregivers and nurturers, those frequently in charge of their family's health and wellness. But do women devote enough time to their own health and well-being? The Delaware Office of Women's Health joins the national Office on Women's Health in celebrating "Women's Health Week."

DOVER (May 11, 2012) - To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware's fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement agents responded to 58 complaints and issued 38 citations between April 25 and May 8.

Over 300 State leaders, including Cabinet secretaries, state agency heads, division directors and human resources professionals participated in the Equal Employment Opportunity Summit which was hosted by the Governor's Council on Equal Employment Opportunity.

SLAUGHTER BEACH (May 10, 2012) - The Friends of the DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve will host an evening social featuring Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at the center. Admission is free.

SLAUGHTER BEACH (May 10, 2012) - The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve, a DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife facility, will host "Peace, Love & Horseshoe Crabs," its third-annual festival celebrating the spring spectacle of migrating shorebirds and spawning horseshoe crabs, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the center. Admission is free.

Parents can use the Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDs) Online screening tool in the privacy of their own home to help identify potential developmental issues with their child.

In his weekly address, the Governor talks about prom and graduation season in Delaware, the state's efforts to raise awareness about the safety issues that often accompany this time of year and the critical role parents play in keeping our young people safe.

It's prom and graduation season in Delaware and many families are celebrating together the milestones they and their teenagers have achieved. We, meanwhile, are working hard to make sure there will be jobs available for our young people when they are ready for their careers. Whether they are going to college, into the military service, onto employment training or travel, our young people will be moving in many new directions.

The Delaware Department of Education today announced 30 schools whose educators may be eligible to participate in the state's Talent Retention/Attraction Initiative that seeks to reward and retain educators serving the highest-need buildings.

Governor Jack Markell today recognized and celebrated the efforts of the 2012 recipients of the Delaware Award for Excellence and Commitment in State Service.

At a recognition luncheon Thursday in Dover, Gov. Jack Markell joined Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf in honoring Delaware's 280 Foster Grandparents for mentoring at-risk children across the state.