Come to our annual and special events for outdoor fun, delicious food, and exciting nature discoveries in Delaware – Greenville, Hockessin, Wilmington, and Milford.
Red Clay Valley Clean Up
Saturday, March 25, Ashland Nature Center
Help clean up our watershed’s roads. Perfect for individuals, families, or school/civic groups.
Middle Run Tree Planting
Saturday, April 1, Middle Run Preserve
Individuals, families, scouts, groups – dig holes, plant, cage, and water trees!
Photography by Christi Leeson
Annual Meeting
Monday, April 24, Ashland Nature Center
Meet our new leadership team and hear about our 2022 highlights and our plans for 2023! Details to follow.
Environmental Rally
Thursday, April 27, Legislative Hall, Dover
Come join our rally and speak out! Details to follow.
Spring Native Plant Sale
Members: Friday, May 5
Public: Saturday, May 6
Coverdale Farm Preserve
Shop plants for a variety of growing conditions.
Photography by Joe Sebastiani
Music at the Mill
2nd Thursdays: June 8, July 13 & August 10
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Photography by Christi Leeson
Come by for our monthly Music at the Mill concert series. Enjoy food trucks, music, and a cash bar.
First Fridays at the Farm
1st Fridays: Jun 2, Jul 7, Aug 4, Sep 1, Oct 6, Coverdale Farm Preserve
Come enjoy live music, lawn games, food trucks, and shop The Market at Coverdale.
Save The Date for Fall Events
Sep 16 – Farm to Fork
Sep 16 – Monarch Migration Celebration
Oct 7 – Fall Native Plant Sale
Oct 20-21 – Women’s Wellness Retreat
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Past Events
See videos from some of our recent past annual events. Be among the first to know when registration begins for all of our events – join our newsletter.
DEEC Festivals
Annually in Autumn
DuPont Environmental Education Center
1,000 gathered to celebrate the new walkable/bikeable Markell Trail connecting the Wilmington Riverfront and Historic New Castle. We celebrated with live music, live animals, beginner canoeing, outfitters, craft vendors, craft beer, and food trucks.
Farm to Fork
Annually in Autumn
Coverdale Farm Preserve
The view is spectacular at our annual Fundraising Dinner featuring food grown just feet from where you dine under a gorgeous sunset.