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DNREC and City of Wilmington Announce Enhanced 7th Street Boating and Fishing Access Area: $2.9 Million Initiative Enhanced Eastside Community Access

May 6, 2024 Revamped 7th Street Boating and Fishing Area Reopens on Christina River The community is rejoicing as the 7th Street Boating and Fishing Area on the Christina River in Wilmington officially reopens its gates. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), in partnership with the City of Wilmington, marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at John Barbiarz Park, the site of the revived facility. Funded primarily by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Funds and a portion of settlement money from the 2004 Athos I oil tanker spill on the Delaware River, totaling $2.9…

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