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.
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18th Annual Ashland Hawk Watch
By Joe Sebastiani, Director of Adult Engagement Raptor Photos by David Brown, Ashland Hawk Watcher The Ashland Hawk Watch is…
Wood Thrush Conservation: Young birders help us play role in tracking study!
The Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) is an iconic songbird of shaded woodlands that breeds throughout most of eastern North America. …
Butterfly House to Butterfly Habitat — a Change for 2024
Inspired by the success of the expanded open-air garden, the volunteer team, along with Ashland Nature Center staff, have decided to keep the net off the Butterfly House for the 2024 summer. The team will continue to maintain the existing gardens as a “Butterfly Habitat.”
Introducing Zebra Swallowtails to Ashland
One day in mid-July, DelNature member Kate McDonald was checking on the pawpaw trees she’d bought at the 2021 Fall…
17th Annual Ashland Hawk Watch
By Joe Sebastiani, Director of Adult Engagement Raptor Photos by David Brown, Ashland Hawk Watcher The Ashland Hawk Watch is…
Moth Week 2023!
By Joe Sebastiani, Director of Adult Engagement Welcome to National Moth Week 2023! From July 22 to July 30, organizers…
Butterflies of Summer
I have been trying to identify butterflies over the last 30 years, and just when I think I’ve seen all…
Now or Never – Observing spring ephemeral wildflowers
Well it is not exactly “now or never” as there is always next spring to see ephemeral wildflowers. However, if…
Springtime is Frog Time!
By Jim White, Delaware Nature Society Senior Fellow for Land and Biodiversity Everyone has their own personal harbinger of spring….