Nature of Delaware Blog

Native plant gardening feeds these insects which feed birds and wildlife! Plants from other countries often doesn’t. Learn to get started and find some life lessons along the way!

Get a sneak peek into Jim White’s Winter Insects field trip to discover how winter insects survive and see it up close and personal!

Ash trees at Ashland Nature Center have been cut down due to Emerald Ash Borer infestation. Why is this happening?

Happy Black History Month! The environmental movement would not be where it is today without the efforts of Black Environmental Leaders. This Black History Month, and throughout the year, Delaware Nature Society honors Black environmental leaders and celebrates their contributions to environmentalism and justice. Colonel Charles Young – First Black U.S. National Parks Superintendent Colonel…

“You can observe a lot by watching” – Yogi Berra This has been a cold and snowy start to 2022 that has kept most of us close to home. Apart from the sudden uptick in birds visiting your feeders, the winter can feel like downtime for any nature watcher. However, nature is still all around…

One cool autumn evening in mid-October, a small group of classmates from the Fall Advanced Naturalist Club, joined Ashland Nature Center’s Astronomer, Sheila Vincent, on Ashland’s Hawk Watch Hill, to view the night sky. Using the naked eye, binoculars, and Ashland’s own 4.5-inch Dobsonian reflector telescope, Sheila gave the group a guided tour of the…