SB Seals at the 2017 Lewes Polar Bear Plunge
Date Posted: Sunday, February 26th, 2017The Slaughter Beach Seals, led by Jackson Gingrich, raised a total of $2576 for the Special Olympics. The Seal team ranked 31st out of 289 teams in terms of fundraising. Team members were Jackson, Harry, Gail, Becky, Kelly and Ken. The Plunge helps 4,000 Special Olympics athletes!!! 3,602 Bears raised $900,000 and counting … […]
Volunteer Opportunities for Horseshoe Crab Spawning and DuPont Nature Center Opening
Date Posted: Sunday, February 26th, 2017Interested in lending a hand. Delaware Nature Society will once again be conducting the Horseshoe Crab Spawning at Slaughter Beach. A training session will be help for in April. Here is information about training and also the spawning dates: training-flyer-word-format-2017-1 Dupont Nature Center will be open April 1st. In March they will be holding a […]
Memorial Fire Co Roast Beef Dinner
Date Posted: Friday, January 20th, 2017The Memorial Fire Co. will be holding a roast beef dinner on Sunday April 2nd from 12:00 to 3:00, the cost is $12. Tickets can be purchased by calling 302-422-4032, must be purchased by 3/19.
Santa Coming to Town on Dec 10th at 7PM
Date Posted: Monday, December 5th, 2016Santa’s Coming to Town on Dec 10th at 7PM. See the flier for more details. Flier
Website Down for Maintenance
Date Posted: Saturday, November 19th, 2016This site will be down for maintenance purposes on Sunday, November 20th. This maintenance will happen from approximately 4:00AM to 9:00AM.
Community Resilient Partnership Workshop Sat. Oct. 8 at 10AM
Date Posted: Thursday, October 6th, 2016Delaware Nature Society’s Autumn at Abbott’s Festival
Date Posted: Saturday, October 1st, 2016As a final celebration of Abbott’s Mill Nature Center’s 35th Anniversary, we are bringing back our Autumn at Abbott’s Festival, which was previously held every fall for 24 years. Historically, this festival has featured a variety of artisan craft demonstrators, live music, children’s activities, hay rides, live animal shows, and tours of our historic Abbott’s […]
Delaware Nature Society’s Meal at the Mill
Date Posted: Saturday, October 1st, 2016Meal at the Mill is part of our 35th Anniversary Autumn Celebration Weekend Where: Abbott’s Mill Nature Center | 15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, DE 19963 | 302.422.0847 | Info@DelNature.org When: Friday October 14 at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, Milford Guests will arrive at twilight, to enjoy a keg-conditioned cocktail from Dogfish Head while […]
Restoration work has begun at Mispillion Harbor Reserve
Date Posted: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DNREC) Contact: Melanie Rapp, DNREC Public Affairs, Melanie.Rapp@delaware.gov, 302-739-9902 Restoration underway along Delaware Bayshore to repair and enhance beaches, critical wetlands and natural defenses Projects at Mispillion Harbor, Ted Harvey Conservation Area are reducing flooding, restoring habitat, improving resiliency and protecting public safety and […]
Amended Delaware Regulations Governing Beach Protection and Use of Beaches go into effect Aug. 11
Date Posted: Wednesday, July 27th, 2016Amended Delaware Regulations Governing Beach Protection and Use of Beaches go into effect Aug. 11 (DNREC Press Release) DOVER (July 22, 2016) – Final amendments to Delaware’s Regulations Governing Beach Protection and the Use of Beaches – that implement legislative changes to the state’s Beach Preservation Act and clarify and codify the process for construction […]