Delaware Nature Society

Useful Links

Wildlife Gardening
- Backyard Conservation Guide
- Wildlife and Habitat Resources
- Suggested Native Plants for Attracting Birds
- Landscaping for birds
- Wild Birds Unlimited educational articles
- General Gardening Information

Native Plants
- Suggested Native Plant Species for Delaware's Piedmont/
Coastal Plain Habitats
- Plants for Livable Delaware - Alternatives to invasive plants (PDF)
- Delaware Wildflowers Images
- Natural Resource Conservation Service Plant Database
- Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
- Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Native Plant Fact Sheets
- Delaware Native Plant Society

Invasive Plants
- Controlling Backyard Invaders - handling invasive plants (PDF)
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas

Resource Conservation Gardening
- Guide to Home Composting
- Mulch
- Organic Fertilizer
- Storm Water Control
- Integrated Pest Management Tactics
- Nonpoint Source Pollution

Wildlife Information
- Facts about Wildlife
- National Audubon Society's Bird & Wildlife Information Center
- All about Monarch Butterflies
- North American Butterfly Association

Additional resources
- Libraries at Ashland Nature Center and Abbott's Mill Nature Center -
(Delaware Nature Society members may sign out books).
- National Wildlife Federation's website - Backyard Wildlife Habitat
- Partner stores: Wild Birds Unlimited | Gateway Garden Center