Nature of Delaware Blog

Perhaps you’ve been hearing some rumors about something called invasive plants. Sadly, invasive plants are very real and a serious threat to our natural areas. Here’s how you can help…

By Sheila Vincent, Delaware Nature Society Group Programs Coordinator Don’t confine your search for signs of spring to the daylight hours; if you know where to look, the night sky can show you the season as surely as blooming flowers or singing birds. The familiar Big Dipper is the key to finding your way around…

Ian Stewart, Ornithologist The need to reduce the spread of the coronavirus has led to these strange and uncertain times. Out of an abundance of caution our programs are temporarily cancelled and our buildings are closed. However, our trails remain open for you to enjoy at Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center…

Ian Stewart Most people don’t think of this time of year as being pretty. The colorful flowers and their butterflies are long gone, the bright green leaves have either fallen or turned pale and shriveled, and the meadows are a straggly tangle of dull browns and grays. Nature looks especially gloomy on the chilly, damp,…

100% American chestnut DNA confirmed in rare, unusually large tree found at Coverdale Farm Preserve in Delaware.

Tips from Delaware Nature Society By Christi Leeson Halloween can be a celebration that is not so green.  Make it a Halloween that’s not so scary for your bats and beasties with these environmentally friendly tips from Delaware Nature Society: Don’t scare the costumed kids with single-use plastic. Instead, give kids reusable Trick-or-Treating sacks and…