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Seasonal Programs


Free & Low-cost Programs


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Ashland Nature Center - Hockessin
Abbott's Mill Nature Center - Milford
DuPont Environmental Education Center - Wilmington


Ashland Nature Center

Sunday & Monday Morning Birding at the Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Each Sunday and Monday
8:00 am (walk lasts about 2 hrs.)
Free: (Non-Members - Special offer to purchase a new price family membership by attending this walk)
Led by: Delaware Nature Society Staff

Join us on a walk around the private Bucktoe Creek Preserve, near Kennett Square, PA, to enjoy the diverse birdlife. Focus is on the beginning birder, but all skill levels are welcome. Stroll through meadows, forests, thickets and marsh in search of migrants, wintering and resident birds, learn identification tips, and meet other local birders. Coffee is served just prior to 8:00 am. The walk is cancelled if it is raining. Difficulty Rating: 1

Thursday Morning Birding at Ashland
Each Thursday, February through May
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Free
Leader: Delaware Nature Society staff and Volunteers

Join us on a weekly walk through meadows, forests, thickets, and marsh in search of migrant, wintering and resident birds. Learn about the wildflowers, amphibians, mammals, trees and natural history of the Ashland property. Difficulty Rating: 1

Bucktoe Botany Walks
Saturdays, 10:00 - 11:30 am; starting March 20
Free
Leader: William Ryan and special guest leaders

Walk the Bucktoe Creek Preserve in search of a wide variety of plants through the seasons and sharpen your botany skills. Difficulty Rating: 1


Abbott's Mill Nature Center

Weekly Nature Walk
Thursdays, January 7 to April 29, 8:00 - 9:30 am
Free
Leader: DNS staff and Volunteers

Head afield in the Milford Millponds Nature Preserve to bird, botanize and discover seasonal changes in the natural world. Binoculars are available for use.

Running of the Mill Days
3rd Saturday of the month, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
January 16, February 20, March 20, April 17
Member/Non-Member: Free/$5
Leader: Elliott Workman

Experience the rumble of historic Abbott's Mill's grist stones powered by the water turbine. Explore this state treasure preserved in the operating condition that Ainsworth Abbott left it in 1963.Children are welcome to attend.

Project FeederWatch
Thursdays, January 7 - Early April, 9:30 - 11 am
Free
Leader: DNS staff and volunteers

Become a citizen scientist and collect data by observing birds at our feeders. Relax with a hot beverage and contribute findings to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. No experience needed.


DuPont Environmental Education Center (DEEC)

Free Weekend Family Programs
Every Saturday: 11 am & 1pm
Every Sunday: 1 pm & 3 pm

January 9/10: Color the Marsh
January 16/17: Avian Detective
January 23/24: Naturalist Walk
January 30/31: Animal Gliders
February 6/7: What's in the Water?
February 13/14: Freshwater vs. Saltwater Experiment
February 20/21: Marsh Story Time
February 27/28: Animal Masks
March 6/7: Food Web Fill In
March 13/14: Naturalist Walk
March: 20/21: Clams Experiment
March 27/28: Animal Tracks
April 10/11: What's in the Water?
April 17/18: Meet Marsh Animals
April 24/25: Naturalist Walk

Lunch with a Naturalist
Last Tuesday of each month at Noon
Free

Bring your own lunch anytime between noon and 1 pm. See and learn about the creatures and plants of the marsh. Check in at the DEEC lobby.

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