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Vernal Pools at Risk in Delaware: Looking Deeper Through the Window into the Water Table
Vernal Pools: A Fragile Future for Seasonal Wetlands Vernal pools may only appear for part of the year, but the threats they face are constant. Across Delaware, these small wetlands are increasingly vulnerable, often overlooked in planning decisions and largely...
Windows Into the Water Table: What Are Vernal Pools and Why They Matter
Vernal Pools: Hidden Habitats in a Changing Landscape They appear briefly, vanish quietly, and are easy to miss. But for a few critical months each year, Delaware’s vernal pools come alive with the calls of wood frogs, the flash of salamanders, and the shimmer of...
Oh Deer: The Cost of Overpopulation
White-tailed deer overpopulation in Delaware is driving the loss of native plants, insects, birds, and healthy forests while increasing invasive species and human-wildlife conflicts. Learn why active deer management is essential for biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and public safety. Read the blog post here.
Under the Surface: Learning From the Winter Landscape
Winter landscapes may look still, yet important ecological processes continue quietly beneath the surface. In this post, we explain how observing your winter garden, and avoiding unnecessary disturbance, helps maintain the conditions that overwintering organisms depend on for a successful spring emergence. Read the blog post here.
The Quiet Work of Winter: How Doing Less in Your Yard Helps Wildlife Thrive
Doing Less is Doing More: The Quiet Work of Winter Winter arrives quietly in Delaware. Frost settles across seed heads, leaves collapse into soft layers, and the garden seems to withdraw into stillness. Yet beneath that calm surface, the quiet work of winter has...
Rooting Delaware’s Future: From Lawns to Living Landscapes
How a statewide canopy comeback can protect water, cool neighborhoods, restore wildlife, and strengthen communities, one large planting and one yard at a time. From Forests to Lawns: How Delaware’s Landscape Has Changed Before European settlement, Delaware’s uplands...