Nature of Delaware Blog

The plants and trees that grow along our streams and rivers keep them healthy. Though often degraded, there are ways to restore these important riparian buffers. By Ken Mammarella Since 1991, Delaware Nature Society has planted more than 55,000 trees and shrubs along the stream and in the former farm fields that drain into it…

One of the many benefits of joining the Delaware Nature Society is free access to the trails of Ashland Nature Center. Our beautiful trails wind through a variety of habitats and are open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year. Non-members are also welcome though we ask that they leave a modest fee…

A new living shoreline will protect a land that is sacred to the Nanticoke. By Ken MammarellaPhotos by Lisa Swanger The boat ride from Rehoboth Beach to Thompson Island began with two rituals. “We did a traditional blessing,” says Bonnie Hall, “and we did smudging,” a burning of sage and tobacco in clamshells “to purify…

The family of chemicals known as PFAS have been used widely for decades. Now recognized as a risk to environmental and human health, regulators are working to slow the clock. In 2018, residents in the small town of Blades were told to stop drinking their tap water. Supplied by a municipal well and nearby private…

Fall is an exciting time. The changing of the seasons causes many animals to head south in search of warmer weather and the food associated with it. Birds are perhaps the most famous migrants, as about half of our songbirds fly to Central or South America to feast on insects. These would be hard to…

About 20 nature enthusiasts gathered at the Ashland Butterfly Habitat on a recent Saturday to learn more about our local butterflies as part of a class hosted by DelNature.