The project, in Robscott Manor on the southern edge of Newark, is a shining example of successful stream restoration, where planners and engineers turned a severely eroded tributary of the Christina River into a naturally functioning stream with a connected floodplain.
Environmental Advocacy
Offshore Wind Energy and Delaware
Delaware Nature Society works to bring offshore wind power to our state. This is why:
Farming for Good
Regenerative agriculture prioritizes the health of the soil that sustains food crops. Coverdale Farm Preserve shows the way.
Just a Bill, Sitting on Capital Hill… or in Legislative Hall
How does a bill become law?
A Knotty Problem
Management of horseshoe crab harvests is based on population numbers. But when it comes to saving an endangered species that depends on them, should fisheries managers consider more?
How to Advocate: Yes, You CAN Contact Your Elected Officials!
Robin Glazer, Environmental Advocate Can anyone contact an elected official? Yes! DelNature’s advocates regularly meet with legislators, but the process…
Trail Ambassadors: On the Path to Success
Everywhere they go, Delaware Nature Society’s Trail Ambassadors are learning about nature and sharing the love as a way to…
Shining a Light on Bacteria
Above: John Suarez (left) and his student team High levels of the bothersome E. coli in our waterways can make…
Rooting for our Waterways
The plants and trees that grow along our streams and rivers keep them healthy. Though often degraded, there are ways…
Spiritual Exercise
A new living shoreline will protect a land that is sacred to the Nanticoke. By Ken MammarellaPhotos by Lisa Swanger…