The Great Outdoors
02/07/2012 - Going Green on a Dime
DuPont Environmental Education Center - Wilmington, Delaware - Spring cleaning does not have to be expensive or hazardous to your health! From window cleaner to unclogging pipes, cheap and environmentally safe methods to put that sparkle back into your house abound. Join us to slim down your footprint while expanding your wallet. Leader: Brenna Goggin
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02/12/2012 - Owls and Other Winter Raptors
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - Join Jim in search of a variety of raptor species. Look for Great Horned, Eastern Screech, Barn, Barred, Short-eared, and possibly Long-eared and Saw-whet Owls. Watch the skies for diurnal raptors like Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Northern Harrier, and American Bald Eagle and more. Van transportation provided. Leader: Jim White
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02/12/2012 - Dinner for Two
Coverdale Farm Preserve 543 Way Road - Greenville, Delaware - Nothing says "I Love You" like food! Join this married chef team and make a romantic 3-course meal for two. From savory to sweet this beautiful, organic meal will be a seasonal treat. Come as a couple or come alone and re-create the meal at home. Recipes included. Leaders: Dan O'Brien and Allison Mielke
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02/25/2012 - Reptiles Alive!
Delmarva Discovery Center - 2 Market Street; Pocomoke City, Maryland - A wildly exciting and educational introduction to all kinds of reptiles from all kinds of places! You will meet live animals from all over the world while you learn snake secrets and laugh at lizard stories and turtle tales. Kid's crafts.
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03/06/2012 - Spring Migration in March Program
New Castle County, Delaware - Walk some of the most scenic, bird-filled locations in northern Delaware for the start of migration. Directions will be provided. Leaders: Joe Sebastiani and Bill Stewart
March 6 - Coverdale Farm Preserve 543 Way Road - Greenville, Delaware - Ashland Clinton Road Entrance
March 13 - Flint Woods
March 20 - Winterthur
March 27 - Mt. Cuba
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03/18/2012 - Tracking Time
DuPont Environmental Education Center - Wilmington, Delaware - Springtime is prime time to observe tracks made by mammals and birds. Explore the Marsh and field around DEEC as we learn to identify tracks made by deer, raccoons, possums, and more. Participants will receive a tracking guide and informational packet to advance their tracking skills. Leader: Derek Stoner
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03/21/2012 - Hoopes Reservoir Hike
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road Hockessin, Delaware - An exclusive opportunity to hike the eastern half of the scenic Hoopes Reservoir, closed to the public since the 1970's, during waterfowl migration. Note: Terrain can be steep in several places.(3 miles) Leader: Sally O'Byrne and Joe Sebastiani - Van transportation provided
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04/03/2012 - Urban Birding in April
New Castle County, Delaware - As an urban explorer, bird some of the under-appreciated 'natural' areas of Northern Delaware from Wilmington's urban marshes to its deciduous parklands. Wear long pants and shoes that can get wet. Directions will be provided. Leader: Sally O'Byrne
April 3 - Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge
April 10 - Alapocas Woods
April 17 - Banning Park
April 24 - 7th Street Peninsula
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04/18/2012 - Ashland to Bucktoe Creek Preserve Hike
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - Hike through private property and wildlife preserves from Ashland Nature Center to the Bucktoe Creek Preserve near Kennett Square. Note: this is a strenuous hike with hills and off-trail occasionally. (6.5 miles) Leader: Joe Sebastiani. Return transportation provided from Bucktoe Creek Preserve.
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04/19/2012 - Delaware Birding Trail Series
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - Explore Delaware's Birding Trail sites in this program series. Visit Woodland Beach, Bombay Hook, Little Creek, and Ted Harvey Conservation Areas in Kent County for lingering waterfowl, returning wading birds, shorebirds, songbirds and raptors. Bring lunch, water, and binoculars. Scope provided. Receive a free birding trail map/brochure. Van Transportation provided. Leader: Bill Stewart
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04/28/2012 - Kayaking Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - Ply the waters of this wildlife refuge that teems with herons, egrets, eagles, osprey, and mammals such as muskrat, beaver, and otter. Explore areas that are only accessible by water in one of Delaware's greatest natural secrets. Joint program with Abbott's Mill Nature Center. Bring a bag lunch and water. Leader: David Toman and Jason Beale
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04/29/2012 - Birds of Belleplain
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - The vast Belleplain State Forest in southern New Jersey is home to many unique species of breeding birds like Yellow-throated Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and Summer Tanager. Search for newly-arrived neo-tropical migrants. Van transportation provided. Leader: Derek Stoner
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04/30/2012 - Susquehanna Wildflower Adventure
Ashland Nature Center - 3511 Barley Mill Road - Hockessin, Delaware - Travel with botanist Janet Ebert to several wildflower locations along the Susquehanna River to identify many spring wildflower species including some very colorful and spectacular ones like trillium. Bring a lunch. Van transportation provided. Leaders: Janet Ebert and Joe Sebastiani.
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