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Tagged Horseshoe CrabTagged Horseshoe Crab © Lois Davis
Convening For Nature

Something special happens when horseshoe crabs, shorebirds and an army of volunteers meet up in May and June at the Delaware Bayshores.

Boy Exploring Outdoors in DEA boy explores the outdoors in Delaware. © Jennifer Kaplan Burns
Nature As Teacher

The Conservancy teams up with Discovery Education to teach about how nature is hard at work everywhere to provide us with basic needs.

Wet Woods At Ponders TractWet woods located at Delaware's Ponders Tract © TNC Staff
Valuing Nature in Delaware

How does Delaware's Nature Portfolio add up?

Barbara Hebner and Her GrandchildrenBarbara Hebner shares a love of nature with three of her grandchildren. © Courtesy/Barbara Hebner
Generations Share Nature

Meet some Delawareans passing the conservation torch to a new generation.

Nature CalendarMake room on the calendar for nature! © The Nature Conservancy
Nature Holidays

Reserve space on your calendar for nature all year long.

audiotours thumb_215x143iPod in pocket. © lululemon athletica/Flickr
Plug Into Delaware Nature

It's like having a "naturalist in your pocket" at the Ponders and Edward H. McCabe preserves!

American RedstartAmerican Redstart © United States Fish & Wildlife Service
Nature Comes Back to Delaware

The Conservancy restores the landscape with native habitat to lure back species that once called Delaware home.

2012 Dogfish Dash RunnersDogfish Dash racers get started at this event, which raised raised $38,500 in 2012. © Courtesy/Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Dogfish Dash Does Good

The 2012 race raises $38,500 for The Nature Conservancy's work in Delaware.

Volunteers plant a habitat island at Delaware's Milford Neck PreserveVolunteers plant a habitat island at Delaware's Milford Neck Preserve. © Brian G. Peters
Restoration Pays Off In Delaware

The Conservancy receives a Delaware Greenhouse Gas Project Grant.

Stew Michels, Jordan Zimmerman and Mike GrecoStew Michels, Jordan Zimmerman and Mike Greco © Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife
Grounded by Science

Science informs our conservation actions on land and in water. Meet the scientists behind horseshoe crab conservation in Delaware.

Downy Woodpecker (Ken Thomas)Downy Woodpecker © Ken Thomas
What have you seen lately?

Learn about what we’re seeing at our preserves, or share your own insights.

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Photo Special Features TabLion in Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. © Kenneth K. Coe

Close Encounters with Nature

Whether scary or exciting, nature has a way of sneaking up on you. See stories

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Nature Matters

Hear some of nature's success stories and see how nature matters to us all. Watch videos

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Places We Protect

Together these places represent the best of Delaware’s natural environment. Learn more