New Castle Conservation District

10/16/2026

🌳 TOMORROW! Join us from 9 AM - 12 PM at 2430 Old County Road for our TEDI Native Tree Giveaway.

We would like to remind those coming that Mother Nature has graciously been watering the trees for us. To protect the interior of your vehicle, have something ready to go underneath your chosen tree to avoid potential messes.

Other reminders: This is a first come, first served event and while trees last.

We hope to see you tomorrow!

10/15/2026

‼️ Reminder: Our TEDI Native Tree Giveaway is this Saturday. It is first come, first serve until 12 PM or we run out of trees to give away.

🌳 In partnership with the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative (TEDI), New Castle Conservation District will be giving away native trees on Saturday, October 17, from 9 AM - 12 PM at our office located at 2430 Old County Rd, Newark, DE 19702.

Trees will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis and will be limited to one tree per person. No application or sign-up required. Just show up on Saturday, October 17, and claim your tree!

🔗 More information via newcastlecd.org/tree-giveaway and dnrec.delaware.gov/tedi

10/13/2026

This Saturday, October 17, the District is busy!

Come see us at the Fall Festival in Townsend until 4 PM, but don't forget we also have our TEDI Native Tree Giveaway until 12 PM at 2430 Old County Road 🌳

Our Blackbird Creek Fall Fest is one week away on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be food, educational and artisan vendors, face painting and kids' crafts, a hayride and much more! We hope to see you there! No admission fee!

10/12/2026

In observance of the Holiday, the NCCD Office will be closed today, Monday, October 12. We will reopen for normal business hours Tuesday, October 13 at 8 AM.

10/09/2026

10/02/2026

📢Reminder: We are accepting poster contest entries through October 23rd!

The annual conservation poster contest offers students a creative platform to share their ideas on soil, water, and natural resource conservation. The contest aligns with the National Association of Conservation Districts’ 2026 stewardship theme and emphasizes the vital role of healthy soil in our lives!

🔗 Submissions & more information: https://www.newcastlecd.org/poster-contest
❓Questions: [email protected] | 302.498.4678

09/30/2026

Happy Fall 🍂

🗓️ Check out what's happening at the district this season, and mark your calendars for these upcoming events - we'll see you there!

09/25/2026

📝 Sign Ups for Cover Crop Cost-Shares End Friday, October 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM.

‼️YOU MUST SIGN UP BEFORE PLANTING‼️
In-person and electronic applications are accepted.

The New Castle Conservation District is offering cost-share assistance for cover crops to be planted in fields located in New Castle County this fall. Approved crops include annual rye, cereal rye, wheat, triticale, barley, oats, forage radishes, and crimson clover or hairy vetch with rye.

Several updates have been made to this year's program, including an increase in the maximum acreage per application from 400 acres to 500 acres, along with increases to select cost-share rates.

💲 2026 - 2027 Cost-Share Rates:
- Unharvested cover crops: $65 per acre (previously $60 per acre)
- Harvested cover crops: $45 per acre (previously $40 per acre)
- Aerial seeding: Additional $10 per acre (up to the 500-acre application maximum)

🌱 The deadline for aerial seeding is October 15, 2026, and the standard planting deadline is Saturday, November 14, 2026.

Participants must certify their cover crops by Friday, November 27, 2026, and cover crop destruction must be completed by Friday, June 4, 2027.

Sign-up continues until all funds are obligated. For more information, please call the office at 302.832.3100, extension 3 or visit https://www.newcastlecd.org/cost-shares.

09/21/2026

📢 Our summer newsletter is now available!

❓ Want to be one of the first to read our newsletter? Subscribe now on our website.

🔗 https://www.newcastlecd.org/news

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09/20/2026

Come see us October 17 from 9 AM to 12 PM at 2430 Old County Rd, Newark

More information: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EvzjcxoAm/

Here’s your chance to help the First State reach its goal of planting 1 million trees.
Stop by Rockwood Park in Wilmington on Friday or the Old Milford Armory on Saturday and pick up a free tree.
Can’t make it? Other giveaways are planned in each county in October. Visit the de.gov/tedi for a complete list of upcoming giveaways.