Delaware Nature Society
Delaware Nature Society's mission is to connect people and nature to create a healthy environment for all through education, conservation, and advocacy.
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The mission of Delaware Nature Society is to connect people and nature to create a healthy environment for all through education, conservation, and advocacy.
Your gift will help us do things like
Your gift will help us do things like
- Support our public and school group educational programming at each of our four sites, statewide.
- Support regenerative agriculture at Coverdale Farm.
- Provide educational programs and activities to the youth community in Wilmington.
Our supporters have made it possible for us to:
- Plant tens of thousands of trees throughout Delaware in reforestation efforts.
- Advocated on behalf of all Delawareans for environmentally safe policies and practices.
- Have 23,500+ children, adults, chaperones and educators attend educational programs, field trips and summer camps at DelNature sites each year.
- Support and increase local biodiversity by selling 7,000+ native plants each year through our Native Plant Sales.
- Over Half a Million Vegetables, Flowers & Herbs Grown annually at Coverdale for local markets & restaurants.
About Delaware Nature Society
Mission: Delaware Nature Society's mission is to connect people and nature to create a healthy environment for all through education, conservation, and advocacy.
Founded in 1964, Delaware Nature Society, the state affiliate for the National Wildlife Federation, is renowned for our educational programming, conservation, and advocacy. We provide the tools for communities to take action and promote the health of the environment through land preservation, wildlife protection, and watershed stewardship. We manage over 2,000 acres of land, including four nature preserves, and operates four educational sites: Ashland Nature Center, Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, DuPont Environmental Education Center, and Coverdale Farm Preserve. Our organizational priorities are comprised of three pillars of engagement which focus on Working & Natural Lands, Healthy Waters, and, Protecting Habitats and Wildlife. Currently, thousands of members and over 1,000 volunteers assist our core staff and interns to support Delaware Nature Society’s mission and help our year-round educational programs, conservation, and advocacy efforts continue to improve and grow.
County Served: Kent; New Castle; Sussex
Office Location(s): Hockessin
Sector: Animals; Civic Engagement & Social Action; Community Advocacy; Community Improvement; Education; Environment; Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition; Kids; Museums & Historical; Mutual & Membership Benefit; Politics & Advocacy; Public & Societal Benefit; Recreation & Sports; Science & Technology; Volunteerism
