Nature of Delaware Blog

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.

The Red Clay and Brandywine creeks are naturals as candidates for national Wild and Scenic River designation, but there is much work to be done.

By Joe Sebastiani, Director of Adult Engagement Raptor Photos by David Brown, Ashland Hawk Watcher The Ashland Hawk Watch is set to start up for the 18th fall in a row. September 1st is opening day of hawk watching season at Ashland Nature Center. Birders, raptor aficionados, and visitors to Ashland look forward to this…