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Girl Scouts to honor Kate Hackett, Executive Director of Delaware Wild Lands, as 2017 Woman of Distinction

ODESSA, Del. – Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay will bestow Kate Hackett, Executive Director of Delaware Wild Lands, with their 2017 Woman of Distinction Award on March 14, 2017 at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington.
The Honorary Chair of the 18th Annual Woman of Distinction gala is Dr. Nancy Targett, the first woman president of the University of Delaware and now provost at the University of New Hampshire …

PDF26 Jan 2017 Press Release: Girl Scouts to honor Kate Hackett >

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Kate Hackett appointed to Governor-elect Carney’s Transition Team

Delaware Wild Lands’ Executive Director, Kate Hackett, is currently serving on Carney’s Transition Team. She and more than 35 others Delawareans, with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, are helping the Governor-elect develop a policy action plan to guide his term in office …

PDF20 Dec 2016 Press Release: Kate Hackett appointed to Transition Team >

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Three new faces at Delaware Wild Lands

Carrie Lingo joins the Board of Directors; Wendy Scott and Brenna Ness are Hired …

PDF26 Oct 2016 Press Release: Three new faces at Delaware Wild Land >

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New land donation expands the Great Cypress Swamp

Protection will help sustain water quality in Chesapeake Bay
FRANKFORD, Del. — Delaware Wild Lands (DWL) is pleased to announce their newest land acquisition: a donation of 15 acres in Worcester County, MD, just south of the Delaware border. The permanent protection of this parcel expands DWL’s conservation of the Great Cypress Swamp…

6 Oct 2016 – Press Release: New Land Donation Expands Great Cypress Swamp >

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Baldcypress Bluegrass Festival on May 21 to benefit Delaware Wild Lands

Frankford, Del. – Grammy-nominated musician, Courtney Hartman, will headline the Baldcypress Bluegrass Festival in Sussex County on May 21. In addition to her solo career, Ms. Hartman is also guitarist and vocalist for the all-female group, Della Mae

19 APR 2016 – Press Release: Baldcypress Bluegrass Festival on May 21 >

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Celebration & Open House at Taylors Bridge on May 7 is a free public event

Odessa, Del. – Several hundred people are expected to turn out for the first public tours of Delaware Wild Lands’ (DWL) newest acquisition: the 1,250-acre Taylors Bridge Roberts Farm. This family-friendly event is free, but pre-registration is requested …

PDF4 April 2016 Press Release: Open House at Taylors Bridge farm on May 7 >

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Conservation Partnership Creates More Than 10,000 Acres of Contiguous Wildlife Habitat in New Castle County

Odessa, Del. – One of the state’s most rapidly developing areas lies in the heart of the Delaware Bay’s fragile coastal zone. Now a significant section of this sensitive ecological region has been conserved thanks to the private funding and an exceptional partnership…

PDF16 Nov 2015 Press Release: Conservation Partnership Creates 10,000 Acres of Wildlife Habitat >

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