Delaware Nature Society

School Programs
Day Programs - Overnights - Outreach

Bring your class to:

Dip nets into a pond to view aquatic life close up
Dress as a Native American
Hear chorusing frogs
Use binoculars to zoom in on songbirds
Dig into the past for artifacts
Transform maple sap to syrup
Explore outstanding natural areas

Programs offered for every season!
The Delaware Nature Society's Ashland Nature Center near Hockessin, DE, features ideal settings for a wide variety of outdoor programs supplemented by indoor activities.

Choose from many different hands-on Field Studies about our native plants and animals. Our lively, memorable programs fulfill state science standards and students develop an understanding and a sense of stewardship for their environment. Surrounded by 600 acres of meadows, forests, marshes, streams and ponds.

Overnights & Extended Day Programs offer an in-depth experience. Our Nature Lodge, modern overnight facility complete with kitchen, dormitories, and science lab, overlooks the main building.

Other programs are conducted at the Society's nature preserves --Burrows Run Preserve, a pristine, piedmont stream valley near Hockessin; Flint Woods Preserve, the state's largest old-growth forest near Centerville; and Marvel Saltmarsh Preserve, a 110-acre saltmarsh near Slaughter Beach. Recently we launched farm programs at the historic Coverdale Farm located in our Burrows Run Preserve. We also conduct studies in Dragon Run, a privately-owned freshwater marsh near Delaware City.

During January through March, teachers may have nature brought into their classrooms during our Outreach Programs.

Members of the Delaware Nature Society's Volunteer Guides and professional naturalists/educators teach the programs outdoors in small groups. Through them, students gain enthusiasm and concern for our natural world.

Outstanding Environmental Educator Awards - Each year, the Delaware Nature Society honors outstanding Delaware public and private school teachers in the area of environmental education. Click Here for details.