Nature of Delaware Blog

Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day and African-American Freedom Day) marks the day over 2 years later on June 19, 1865 when word of the emancipation reached slaves in Galveston, Texas. 4th of July does not hold the same meaning and pride for American slaves because they weren’t free themselves.

Shots in arms….Masks coming off…things are beginning to get back to “normal” … summer is right around the corner and you are itching to get outside. Well Delaware Nature Society wants to put that pent up energy to use and is prepared to offer a reward!  In February of 2019, Delaware Nature Society created a…

Where are the Brood X 17-Year Cicadas coming from? How do cicadas make that loud sound? Learn about the Brood X Cicadas in Delaware and Maryland.

For too long, women were seen as helpless people who always needed a protector. They were seen as fragile and were framed as too emotional or too simple to hold powerful jobs in society. Throughout history, countless women have shown the world how capable and innovative they can be. These women had to fight not…

Ian Stewart The wonder of the world, the beauty and the power, the shapes of things, their colours, lights and shades — these I saw. Look ye also while life lasts. The author of these poignant words is uncertain although they appear in the frontispiece of my favorite childhood book, Brendon Chase (1944) by ‘BB’…

By Jim White, Delaware Nature Society Senior Fellow for Land and Biodiversity Everyone has their own personal harbinger of spring. To some it is the first Hepatica bloom in a still-leafless woods; to others, the northward migration of the Canada Goose, or the Bluebird’s beautiful song on a clear day. But to some of us…