Nature of Delaware Blog

Robin Glazer, Environmental Advocate Can anyone contact an elected official? Yes! DelNature’s advocates regularly meet with legislators, but the process for calling, emailing, or requesting meetings is the same for everyone. Once you reach out to an individual or office, someone will follow up with you for any next steps, such as correspondence or scheduling.…

Ian Stewart, Ornithologist, and Robin Glazer, Environmental Advocate Just as the excitement is mounting for our upcoming spring Native Plant Sale, the number of migrating birds is also starting to build (you can follow the daily totals at BirdCast!). The plant sale coincides with peak spring migration, when millions of songbirds of dozens of species…

By Ornithologist Ian Stewart and Environmental Advocate Robin Glazer   There’s nothing better than waking up and finding that spring is officially here. It’s more than a calendar date – it’s a sight, a smell, a feeling. Whether it’s the first rays of the morning sun increasing the humidity just a bit, the smell of soil…

‘It’s the job that’s never started as takes the longest to finish’. These wise words are spoken by Samwise Gamgee in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings and are a call for action over procrastination. We’ve worked hard to make Ashland Nature Center a great place for birds and other wildlife, including landscaping with…

Everywhere they go, Delaware Nature Society’s Trail Ambassadors are learning about nature and sharing the love as a way to connect city residents with nature. By Ken Mammarella The teens in Delaware Nature Society’s Trail Ambassadors program have different reasons for joining Kenyon Wilson’s view is one of the most eloquent.  “The community needs help…

Above: John Suarez (left) and his student team High levels of the bothersome E. coli in our waterways can make people ill. A new application of a proven technology—lasers—­may help safeguard public health. By Ken Mammarella High levels of the bacteria E. coli close beaches and discourage the recreational use of waterways, so public health…