On January 13, 2021, Ian Stewart, Delaware Nature Society Ornithologist, and I found a small, deceased, Sorex genus shrew at…
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The Clean Water for Delaware Act: Back in 2021!
The Clean Water for Delaware Act passed unanimously out of the House Natural Resources Committee in January 2021, and now it is on to the next step.
Misadventures in Poison Ivy
Fair warning, this blog might make you itchy.. Everyone and their grandmother knows the age old adage “leaves of three…
Is It a Native Plant or Invasive?
Perhaps you’ve been hearing some rumors about something called invasive plants. Sadly, invasive plants are very real and a serious threat to our natural areas. Here’s how you can help…
American Chestnut DNA Analysis Confirms Rare Coverdale Farm Preserve Tree!
100% American chestnut DNA confirmed in rare, unusually large tree found at Coverdale Farm Preserve in Delaware.
Birds in decline: a wake-up call for the continent
A major analysis published last week (Rosenberg et al. 2019, Science, downloadable) makes depressing reading for anyone interested in birds…
Fall Webworms
One of my favorite books is Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’, in which a mysterious beast pursues…
New Insect Species Discovered at Ashland Nature Center
By Jim White: Senior Fellow for Land and Biodiversity It’s not every day that a new species of animal is…
Spotted Lanternfly in Delaware
Recently, Delaware Nature Society hosted an info session with Stephen Hauss, Department of Agriculture Environmental Scientist, at Ashland Nature Center….
A Closer Look at Warbler Beaks
Delaware birders are out in full force at this very moment and one of their main targets is migrating warblers….