Delaware Nature Society

Education:delaware Nature Society's role as an environmental leader is largely achieved through education. The primary objectives of our environmental education programs are to: raise awareness, deepen understanding and promote individual action to protect and improve the environment. Programs include: watershed education; citizen science; environmental science; natural history; cultural history; and, agriculture, with an emphasis on hands-on, experiential education. We reach over 35,000 school-aged students and 55,000-65,000 people annually through programs and events offered at our state-wide Nature centers, preserves and farm.

Land and biodiversity management:delaware Nature Society manages nearly 2,000 acres in Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. Land management objectives include the protection and enhancement of natural resources, biodiversity, and wildlife habitats. Surveys and monitoring of the lands we manage including flora, fauna, wildlife habitat (including birds, an indicator species); as well as soil and water quality. Restoration of meadows, woodlands, and forests is a high priority. Annual land management plans are developed for each site and preserve we own, operate, or manage.

Preservation & conservation:delaware Nature Society's land preservation program focuses on the preservation of ecologically significant natural areas and preservation of natural resources and biodiversity. Since our inception, Delaware Nature Society has worked with local and state agencies, private landowners and other non-profits to protect over 120,000 acres in the state of Delaware. Delaware Nature Society manages over 500 acres through conservation easements and deed restrictions. Our conservation team provides leadership in the state of Delaware on issues related to the protection of Delaware's natural recourses, habitats and biodiversity. Our conservation programs engage the public with tools to take action on protecting and preserving important watersheds through education & stewardship; technical monitoring; advocating for the protection of the environment and our natural resources including clean water; as well as gardening to protect critical habitats, clean water, and wildlife through our certified wildlife habitat program.