Educating today...Preserving for tomorrow

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Delaware nature SocietyDelaware Nature Society (Delnature), a nonprofit membership

organization, fosters understanding, appreciation and

enjoyment of the natural world through education, preserves

ecologically significant areas, and advocates stewardship and

conservation of natural resources.

Delaware Nature Society, headquartered at Ashland Nature

Center, owns or manages more than 2000 acres of land for

wildlife habitat and education preserves. A farm education

program is taught at our 352-acre Coverdale Farm Preserve.

Abbott’s Mill’s historic, water-powered gristmill is preserved

and operational. Flint Woods Preserves in New Castle County

and Marvel Salt marsh and Cedar Bog Preserves in Sussex

County provide extensive field study opportunities. Delnature

operates the DuPont Environmental Education Center at the

Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge on the Wilmington

Riverfront and offers programming at Cooch-Dayett Mills

in Newark. Unlike many nature centers with environmental

education only, Delaware Nature Society has Natural

Resource Conservation and Advocacy components also.

In addition, it is the Delaware affiliate of the National Wildlife

Federation (NWF), offering input on national issues that

concern citizens in our region. Our nature centers and

preserves serve as regional hubs for environmental activities

in every season.

Individuals, school students, teachers and community groups

increase their awareness of the natural world through our

programs.

Administrative offices: Ashland Nature CenterPO Box 700, Hockessin, DE 19707

302.239.2334Fax 302.239.2473

Board of directors

Board MembersPamela BiddleBarbara BorleskeMargaretta S. BrokawTheresa V. Brown-EdwardsBonnie CopelandSumner Crosby, IIIHarold DavisGeorge M. Fisher, IVRichard A. FlemingPeter FlintMargaretta FrederickRodney GalentineHenry C. GreenewaltDiane H. GulyasCliff H. HunterCarmen Lee Pow

Dr. Lillian LoweryCrawford MacKeandSally O’ByrneChristine OdomJeff PantazesChris PattersonMeredith E PrinceSeth RossWesley SchwandtThomas C. Shea, Jr.Dale StrattonGerald StreetSharon StruthersLowell UnderhillRichmond L. Williams

Honorary BoardHoward BrokawBernard DempseyLorraine M. FlemingNancy FrederickMike RiskaNorman G. WilderLynn Williams

Board OfficersPeter FlintCliff H. HunterSharon StruthersRichmond L. Williams

PresidentChristine C. Odom

Vice PresidentJeff Pantazes

SecretaryMargaretta Frederick

TreasurerClifford H. Hunter

Dear Members and Friends,

What an exciting year it has been. Looking back at my first year as Executive Director, 2012 was a year of learning, understanding and appreciating all Delaware Nature Society has to offer. It is amazing how far we’ve come as an organization and I am thrilled to be a part of what the future holds for Delaware Nature Society.

Thank you to our dedicated staff, board and volunteers for helping make 2012 so successful. I look forward to many more successes in the years to come.

Executive Director

2012 highlightsCoverdale Farm Preserve Expands ProgramsA healthy living focus offered a wide range of programs on nutrition, exercise, healthy eating and farming for preschoolers to 8th graders. One example of this is the Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Program Series, which was offered in partnership with Urban Promise, an educational organization working in the most under-resourced neighborhoods of Wilmington.

Abbott’s Mill Nature Center reaches Seaford SchoolsNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET Chesapeake) grant began.

DEEC Advisory CommitteeCreated a group comprised of Wilmington community members to help shape programming and activities at the DuPont Environmental Education Center.

School Visits on the IncreaseDelaware Nature Society school programs grew by more than 29% at DuPont Environmental Education Center and by more than 15% at Ashland Nature Center.

Connecting Children and NatureReached a diverse audience of children through deeper, multiple day hands-on nature experiences, including 8 Young Waterfowlers, 23 Teen Naturalists and 57 Camp Counselors and 1154 Summer Camp participants.

Hawk Watch SoarsAshland Nature Center’s Hawk Watch program counted a record 17,000 raptors, representing 15 different species, counted during the seven-week fall migration season.

New SolarPhotovoltaic panels were installed at Ashland Nature Center, Coverdale Farm Preserve and Abbott’s Mill Nature Center.

Gardening for WildlifeDelaware Nature Society’s Backyard Habitat Program, offered in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation, certified 46 new Wildlife Habitats. Program expanded into Kent and Sussex Counties with the new Backyard Habitat Coordinator at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center.

Red Clay Valley Scenic BywaySpearheading Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway Alliance efforts to build public awareness and appreciation of the valley. Hosted a scenic byway Open House at Ashland Nature Center, secured media coverage about the byway, and helped to facilitate new road signage marking the geographic borders of the byway.

Coalition BuildingUnder the leadership of Delaware Nature Society, the Delaware Environmental Working Group was created, consisting of thirteen organizations, supports the State’s Sea-Level Rise Advisory Committee and is developing a week long sea level rise campaign.

Marketing faceliftDeveloped an organizational marketing plan and graphic standards manual. Crafted a total redesign of print collateral, e-newsletters, and signage.

Membership Committee Created stand-alone Membership Committee that will identify ways to enhance the benefits of Delaware Nature Society membership and the overall membership experience. Through efforts to expand spontaneous programs more than 350 participants were reached.

Social Media & Niche MarketingSaw considerable gains in social media reach, including a 33 percent increase in Facebook fans from 2011 to 2012. Also introduced several targeted marketing initiatives, such as “Voice It” email newsletters from the environmental advocate and an email newsletter for Delaware Nature Society volunteers.

Volunteers with 20+ hoursAlex AdamsonDon AinsworthBarbara AldingerLiam Allenstein-LyonMadisyn AmanDarrell AndrewsDick AndrewsChristopher AvilaEllen D. BacinoAdam BarbatoDan BarbatoKaren J. BarkerKatie BaxaFran BayardJames A. Bayard, Jr.Pre BelardoJim BermanKevin J. BestDerek BischoffBeverly BizjakAndrew BogushBarbara BorleskeMartha BoveAlexander BoweMargaretta S. BrokawLeah BrooksElizabeth BrownAdriana CairnsCammie CairnsJohn CampanelliAdam CarlTobin CarlinoAlexandra CaulfieldChris ChambersHaley ChambersKatie ChambersPeggy ChandlerSteve ChildersLauren ChubbsLindsay CiarloJoseph CirilloRebecca ClarkDon CoatsMartha CoatsAustin L. ConleyBuzzy CookeWilliam CopelandNicholas CovielloSam CraigJimmy CurranCameron DamudeHarold Davis

Erynn DeGennaroMario Del PreteNancy DeLongSandy Dennison-JamesJim DonahueNeil DoughertySteven ElliottRebecca EnglehartMichael EverhartMichael FerrettiEmma FieldGeorge M. Fisher, IVGordon FisherLorraine M. FlemingRichard A. FlemingPeter FlintMaurice FloydGeorge FoxEmily FreilichTed GanterZachary GardoskiBenjamin GilletteBrad GimbernatMelanie GonseckiBen GorkoHannah GreenbergMatthew GriffinGary GrulichDiane H. GulyasJeff HaasSusannah HalliganEric HaltonAlex HazenCodie HazenSharon HelmerichCaitlin Hepps KeeneyRowan Hepps KeeneyLarry R. HessDana HollowayClifford H. HunterSusan JenkinsBryn JohnsonJim JordanJeffrey KaneLaura Michelle KaplanJeff KennardJacquelyn KepleyAastha KhannaTyson KleinJohn KlosiewiczMorgan KozarSeth Kurz

Tanner KurzDixon LambornJoshua LaneTroy LaneTim LantzPaul LaytonMike LeeSarah LucaDomenic LutzGabriel MacKinneyLukas MacKinneyNate MaierCarol MajorsAmanda MartinDiane McGovernKate McKennaAndrew McKnightMichael McLaughlinBecky MeisterNicholas MielnikiewiczRyan Robin MinnehanTammy MotaharTymothy MoyerErin MunkittrickLauren MunkittrickJohn NapoliPatrick NeeGunnar NemethDavid NolkerSally O’ByrneChristine OdomJeff PantazesBen ParaLisa PertzoffRachel PicIan PierceMargaret PierseGeorge PlerhoplesNancy PlerhoplesMeredith E PrinceAnn RamsaurBarbara ReaderRobert RehbachKevin ReynoldsCiara RiceJune RobbinsW. Eric RobersonPat RobertsonDirk RobinsonAmanda RockDonovan RomanErin Roney

Seth RossBob RufeJennifer SaxEllen SebastianiDr. Henry SeilerThomas C. Shea, Jr.Jack ShueyJim SmigieCameron SmithTrevor SmithCynthia StahlGeoffrey StahlRalph StahlJudith StallkampLeonard StanleySandy SteacyKim SteiningerPamela StephaniRichard StigaleDerek StonerBob StrahornJohn StratmanDale StrattonSharon StruthersJessica SuchomelLucy SullivanGinda SunMrs. Kathleen SzczerbaAdrianna SzostekJohn TraceyLinda TribitLowell UnderhillJack Vander LaanJudi VanderWerffMary VaneBehnaz VaraminiJan VincinsJohn WallsBetsy WennyDoug WennyKendra WernleJohn WessellsAmy WhiteAmber WibleAionna WilliamsEvelyn WilliamsRichmond L. WilliamsOliver YostHarvey Zendt

Plants sold at Native Plant Sale 7,300

Facebook “likes” 1,836

Hawk Watch results: Migrating diurnal raptors counted

17,703

Audiences by location See pages 14-15

CSA produce grown 100,000 lbs

CSA vegetable varieties grown 39

Energy produced from Solar Panels at Ashland and Coverdale

111,000 kwh

New Certified Wildlife Habitat properties (formerly Backyard Wildlife Habitat properties in 2012)

46

Trees planted at Ashland, Coverdale & Middle Run 1,500

Farthest trip traveled to Guyana

Honey Bees pollinating Coverdale Farm Preserve 560,000

Volunteer hours 21,826

Total number of volunteers 1223

Acres managed 1,890

Voice It followers 825

Tons of trash removed from Red Clay Clean up 11 tons

Fuzzy chicks hatched 588

Nature by numbers

Eagle ($7500 and above)Fair Play FoundationStarrett FoundationJPMorgan Chase Foundation GrantHenry C. GreenewaltCapital OneLaffey-McHugh FoundationRed Clay Reservation, Inc.Delaware Community FoundationThe Struthers FamilyNational Wildlife FederationJohn ThompsonKaren & Peter Flint, Peter Flint, Jr. & Sarah Gordon

Ellen WoodChesapeake Bay TrustMarshall Reynolds FoundationAshland Inc Advised Fund Of The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPepco Holdings, Inc.New Castle County Department Of Land UseThe Haverford Trust CompanyDuPont CorporationAnonymousHenry B. Du Pont, IVBank Of America

Donors

Peregrine Falcon ($2500 - $4999)Kenneth & Kathryn NachbarSteve & Barbara BorleskeCharles & Bonnie Copeland

AnonymousPamela Biddle & Joel FishmanKaren L. McLachlan

Lorraine & Richard FlemingNancy PalmerGeorge M. Fisher, IV

Snowy Egret ($1000 - $2499)AnonymousCarter & Jeffrey BowersoxMr. & Mrs. E.J. BrinsfieldMr. Howard P. BrokawMargaretta BrokawSteve & Peg CastoraniDelaware Community FoundationMr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr.John Frink & Erica MillerGeoff & Pat HalfpennySally HarrisonCommonwealth Trust CompanyCharles Ingersoll & Richard JollyWilliam & Barbara JaffeeJohnson & JohnsonPhilip & Betty KlabundeMr. & Mrs. Michael KullmanLouisa Copeland Duemling Charitable

Lead TrustNoramco of Delaware Inc.Lisa Pertzoff & Rob WaltonMichael E. Riska & Angie DunsonRotary Club Of WilmingtonSussex County CouncilUnited Water DelawareBeau & Sharon VintonEstate of Irmadel G. WardWilmington Flower Market, Inc.Mary & Tom SheaDogfish Head Craft Brewed AlesLowell T. & Lois B. UnderhillDick & Jean MayAnonymousMr. & Mrs. David B. StrattonKim Overby & Gary KoretzkyMr. & Mrs. Richmond L. Williams

Jack & Kay MassauRodney E. & Shelly GalentineDale StrattonRenee LettSally O’ByrneBrian & Carrie WinslowDavid HarrisonMr. & Mrs. Harold A. DavisBernard & Patricia DempseyOwen Family FoundationLinda & Richard StatOlav UrheimMary K. VaneDiane & Ed GulyasChristina Conservancy IncMr. & Mrs. David CravenDelmarva PowerGreenWatch Institute

Great Horned Owl ($5000 - $7499)None in this category.

Donors

Avocets ($500 - $999)Crawford & Anna Marie MacKeandWeymouth, Swayze & CorroonKristin & Edward LeddenJohn E. James & Sandra L. Dennison-JamesVirginia F. SchiavelliJim & Kay Greene

Waters CorporationArtesian Water Company Inc.Mr. & Mrs. William G. GahaganFM & Dave MooberryKathleen & James PattonGerald & Diane StreetDr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Ford

David J. & Lorene J. AtheyDavid & Ann HamiltonAnne MurrayJames & Linda WolferChristie GilmoreMerck Partnership for GivingMr. & Mrs. Irenee Du Pont May

Wood Ducks ($250 - $499)AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAndrew BuntingCarl Hauser Enterprise, Inc.Sumner & Bonnie CrosbyKenneth DahlJim & Deri GawthropDavid L. & Melanie GreenewaltJohn & Kerry HarperChristine & John HastingsJack & Maryann HollowayRobert Kleszics & Karen AshleyKT&D, Inc.The Manley FamilyZiggy Mielnikiewicz & Barbara HearnePNC Bank DERichard K. & Karen R. QuisenberryMariana S. RichardsJerome & Yvette RudnitzkyMr. & Mrs. Charles

P. Schutt, Jr.Mrs. Gail SeznaHolmes & Didi StocklyA. Christine Tabaka & Karl F. BlomSteven & Kate ThreefootColeman & Susan TownsendNadine VaughanMr. & Mrs. John M. WatkinsBeth & Scott WelchKathy & Cam YorkstonZiggy’s Wood Floor Mechanics, Inc.Marvin & Kathy AndersenJoan Chatterton & Baerbel SchumacherJohn & Diane DanzeisenDavid & Catrien GoldsworthyLarry & Marion HamermeshRobert and Jean KrapfDouglas & Susan NickelThe Jackoway FamilyAlison Mack & Anthony KinneyConstance & Edward Malin

Judy & Tim PettersonBob & Maureen JarvisMrs. Frances BayardDavid W. & Kathleen A. BrownleeJames & Laura LenhardAnonymousJohn P. Bare & Kim TownsendDavid J. & Virginia Lee ButtersDenis & Susan CurranOctoraro Native Plant Nursery, Inc.Thomas & Ruth MarshallJohn D. Pesek, Jr.Dawn W. RittenhouseW. Eric & Judith E. RobersonNicki TaylorAnthony & Kathleen YarmolykAnonymousCharles & Kathryn BrownMr. & Mrs. Charles E. DurginJulie PfefferUnited Way Of Southeastern PA

The J. P. Morgan Chase FoundationLisa Laffend & Charles NakamuraStephen T. Toy & Margit BoerKate Tullis & Phillip LiuBetsy & Doug WennyDan & Carol WhiteCalpine CorporationCarol & Ronald MajorsMargaret & Tom EvansRichard Morelli & Pamela StephaniMarion T. & Henry H. Silliman, Jr.Sue & Rod WellesAgilent TechnologiesAnonymousJeffrey & Carolyn KaneReed And Georgia CoatsCharles & Susan SalkinAnonymous Michael J, Cammie & Adriana CairnsWalt & Jeanne Ciecko

Lynn Herrick & Rodney SharpCheryl Hess & Sean MorrisonLarry & Joyce ZutzDan & Missy LickleCharles Wentz Carter Memorial Foundation

AnonymousMrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.Delaware City Refining CompanySeth RossMargaretta S. Frederick & Michael Martin

Emil & Phyllis Mikity

Wood Ducks contd. Howard E. HolmquistMr. & Mrs. John E. RiegelKyle & Mary SonnenbergMr. & Mrs. Christopher S. Patterson

Jessica Payne & Roger HorowitzAnthony KukulichBonnabel CallensDr. & Mrs. D. M. Ferguson

Michael & Yvonne KelleyMitch & Lisa ZebrowskiConnie & Andy LogothetisAnne & Michael EverhartSue Schaefer

& Paul DennisonSiemens Healthcare DiagnosticsJulia & Travis Koch

Scarlet Tanagers ($100 - $249)Mr. & Mrs. Paul AkanaAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousTheodore H. AshfordGail & Jim BellSteve & Kelly BlewittCabborrus Country Dept. of Human ServicesMr. & Mrs. John M. CampanelliChandler Funeral Homes & CrematoryDick ChristopherTimothy & Margaret ColeMrs. Ellen CoyleEdward & Bonnie CrawfordFrank & Alyce DeGennaroCatherine DeHartDelaware Center for HorticultureBrian & Kelly DiSabatinoStanley & Martha DiverMr. & Mrs. Wm. Paul DunworthMary Jane EdwardsBill & Sally FintelDebbie Forney & Donald FeeneyMr. Harold W. FreemanGarden Club of SpringfieldGarden Club of WilmingtonWendy & John GaydicaDonna Lee Gerst

& Glenn HardcastleWilliam & Gayle GibbonsDr. & Mrs. Michael GinzbergPete & Ellen GiorgiBarbara & Dennis GlazarLester & Phyllis GrandineJohn G. Guinan, PH.D.David & Ashley HarrisRegina HaugRon & Barbara HeringslackSophie HomseyMark & Mary HopkinsIplant CollaborativeConnie JacobsPeter & Katheryn JernakoffMartha & Miles JulianMick & Kim KilykJoseph & Bernice KoplinLancaster Mold IncorporatedSusan B. LarsenAnonymousCarmen Lee PowPeggy LiddleAndrew & Ruth LiebermanRichard & Sally LightyColin & Tricia LoweryMr. & Mrs. David LungerJohn & Maraleta MalloyGary MartinRandy & Linda MarvelJames MetzgerDorothy Miller

Donna & David MitchellMrs. W. Laird Stabler,Jr.Charles & Glynne NagleJoseph & Linda NapoliParry & Nancy NorlingDavid G. & Dorothy D. OnnJennifer & Barry PriceRed Clay/Brandywine Valley AssociationJohn ReddingtonJanice ReissigJon & Emilee ReynoldsCynthia RichardsMr. & Mrs. Alexander M. RoeAnn M. RoedeMr. & Mrs. Walter S. RowlandSusan & William RyanSheslow FamilyRichard Shewell, Jr.Senator Liane & Boyd SorensonHoward StarkweatherMr. & Mrs. Edward SteinerJames & Anita SterlingJohn Strange & Caroline HughesDavid & Catherine SweigardTatnall SchoolDr. Francis J. & Nancy VaughanLinda & Andrew WalckGina & Rod Ward

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. WhetzelCathy & Bob WojewodzkiJean & Rich WoolleyPatty Wray & Doug SmithChristopher ZawislakMichael Zyda & Tyerin DennisJoanne Malgiero & Taras KarnaiMargo Mcdounough & Bill FisherSteve & Kim AinsworthAndrea Martin & Douglas AlbertsonAnonymousMatt & Stacy BartkowskiDoug & Karen BattJeff Booth & Karen UsselmanAmy & Randy BradshawDavid & Carol BrownAllan Cairncross & Pat MurdockCarla & Joseph CirilloMr. & Mrs. Richard CoochJurgen & DeAnn DiekmannBrett & Gwendolyn ElliottThe Engler FamilyBecki Fetters & Mark ParsonsSteve & Diane FreeberyAnonymousRobert & Jane GriffinJose A. & Katherine C. GuzmanMarilyn & Ken Henry

Donors

Mr. & Mrs. Harry S. HughesMr. & Mrs. William T. LawrenceGwynn & Carol LyellRoberto & Priscila MachadoLloyd & Hank MaierJames & Eileen MalinJohn & Cecilia McCormickBabatunde & Anna OgunnaikeLorraine PiercePaul & Aggie PringleKristine & Spencer QuallsFrank & Susan RohrbacherJoe & Ellen SebastianiMr. & Mrs. Henry SeilerValerie & Craig SheetsAnonymousJenny & Bruce VranaTom & Priscilla ZawislakAnonymousLuis Lopez & Jennifer Bachman LopezTimothy Caspar & Ellen JohnsonElizabeth A. CheskinCharles & Ann DarlingMary GotschBrian & Lori LambMeghan LinesMark & Kerry McDermottMarguerite & Edward MurphyMary & Kevin PeckDebbie & Brian PriceLinda & Ted SaadRobert & Janet SaltzmanHelen Walter-Terrinoni & Al TerrinoniMr. & Mrs. Roy C. TimmerJohn & Aubree WellonsMargaret Werth & Michael LejaJennifer Wong

Terrance L. & Martha S. HigginsTruistRichard V. Lindsey, Jr.Albert OsterholmJohn & Linda StaplefordAnonymousHoward Damude & Julie JohnstonAnonymousMichael & Kathy GoldsmithHelen V. GriffithHon. Barbara D. CrowellGreg & Betty InskipMichael & Blair LeeGreg & Louise SebastianiLynda Lueck-Stoner & Roger StonerBettie Von FrankenbergAnonymousJack & Susan BartleyDiana & Bob GelmanLaura Mackey & Ted MyrickPeter Tuhy & Elinor KnodelJoseph & Sara WeedAnonymousPamela & Andrew BrancatiPaul Cummings & Diane Zutz-CummingsBrian MurphyBetsey A. NeyPaula ConscentiAIG Life Companies (U.S.)AnonymousAnonymousAnonymousAnonymousPaul & Henrietta BenteJohn & Susan BurchenalCharmayne & Jay ChandlerThomas & Eleanore CharlesRobert & Nancy Crowe

Rebecca & Brad DaveyBetsy & Richard EitelPaul & Brenda EspositoWilliam B. Farnham & Karen SperleMr. & Mrs. Henry A. FlintZissimos A. & Ruth FrangopoulosMary Ann & Ed GorkoWilliam Haldeman & Kara CoatsH. Theodore HarckeJayne HarwellNathan & Marilyn HaywardLennea Hoban & Robert Heck IIIRob Hoffman & Dr. Renee BenderCheryl KennedyJudy & Wayne KlingPaul Kozlak & Lynne Rothney-KozlakRobert & Diana LeitchAlexander LuftEsther MartinMr. & Mrs. H. Rodney ScottNina DiPintoCharles & Kathy PotterThomas PrzybylskiLaura Reilly & Dave HartleyMr. & Mrs. Richard RemenickJoan & Joseph RosenthalJonathan & Kathleen SchroederJeanne O. ShieldsClifford & Janice SmithMorgan StanleyMarion C. StewartBob & Pat StrahornThomas SweeneyWilliam Trexler

Lise C. Van Susteren, MDMike & Kathy WeaverJim & Lori WeddellWillis & Martha WeldinChristopher & Theresa WhitmoreWills FamilyDr. & Mrs. Allen H. AlexanderCharles Allen & Linda Snyder-AllenAnonymousAnonymousClem BowenSenator Tom CarperChris & Fran PetersenLinda & Charles delBustoPauline & Jim EversmannGordon & Fran FisherChristopher & Deborah HalliganPatrick & Carol IrelandDan & Melody KasprzakMark Loch & Jan StoufferChristy & Scott MargolinDr. & Mrs. Ralph S. MilnerCarl H. & Renate MuendelMr. & Mrs. S. C. FreilichMs. Mary PerkinsJohn & Joan PriestBob & Gail RussellDouglas & Sandra SteacyPaul & Janet SteadEllis & Bonnie UnderkofflerKaren Hansen & David MelnickCarolyn Stoner & Dr. Jayne FernslerThe Vanguard GroupCharles Ganter & Christine Hansen Eric & Suzanne Martin

Donors

DonorsScarlet Tanagers contd. Norman G. WilderLois & Freeman MillerBurr MonroeMr. & Mrs. Donald C. TribitJim & Amy WhiteScott & Melanie ArnoldPatrick Hardesty & Linda G. CarterAnonymousShannon & Clay AtheyMr. & Mrs. David O. BeattieMr. & Mrs. Gary CharlesJames & Kathleen Curran, Jr.Michael Deane & Elizabeth WestcottDavid & Daniele ElkinsMichael & Susanne ForstJohn & Suzanne GaadtEric & Monique Lui Holloway

Jim & Kristin JordanDoug & Leslie LeachFiona & Kenneth SmithJennifer & Michael SteinerKevin & Danielle SullivanJanet & Alex SydnorAnn & Cal WickSonya & John EdwardsAnonymousAnonymousJack C. CairnsRob & Rae CavotoCMI Solar Electric, IncForster Associates ConsultingDan GreenbergChuck & Sue HarrisRuthe & James HayAlan & Ellen Levin

Jeffrey B. & Wendy LottTim Lutz & LeeAnn SrogiJ. Michael McKennaJoseph McLaughlinMr. & Mrs. Richard A. MillerJohn & Christine OdomNancy W. ParkerHenry & Julie ParryMeredith & Mark PrinceGretchen ShermanMarc SpeigelmanBrock J. & Yvonne P. VintonMarilyn & Sam WeinerGeorge & Carol FoxAnonymousMichael & Elizabeth DoughertyLauren Morgens & Matt Sarver

Ralph & Jill NigroJulia & John ShawHoward L. & Louise SippleBill & Karen ZeitlerDon & Martha CoatsLauren & George DannemanDavid G. Smith & Marjorie C. LoganPSEG Estuary EnhancementSharon SmallAnonymousLois W. Dow & William RowePaul & Margaret HarrellMrs. George V. KirkBill & Sonja Bochow

Donors to Scholarship Fund

In Kind Donors

Brandywine Garden ClubAgilent TechnologiesCountry Hills Garden ClubCanterbury Garden ClubMalcolm BairdMoon Flower Garden ClubCalpine CorporationChristopher ZawislakDonna Tait CoulsonGarden Club Of Springfield

Garden Club Of WilmingtonJune PetersonSusan & William RyanKay & James GreeneGreenwood Mennonite SchoolDelaware Community Foundation Youth Philanthropy BoardCarl M. Freeman Foundation, Inc.The Wills FamilyKen & Maureen Giles

Caborrus County Dept. Of Human ServicesCarolina TailwindsCapt. Jonathan Caldwell Chapter, National Society Daughters Of The American RevoSussex County CouncilDogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales

Noramco of Delaware Inc.Goorland Supply Company

Robert & Diane McGovernHank & Mary Davis

Kathy Graham

Financial Highlights

Contacts Participants Chaperones

Abbott’s Mill Nature Center

Visitor Programs 3,151 3,151 0

Group Programs 760 738 0

Seasonal 349 349 0

Professional 37 37 0

School 7,115 5,252 427

Total 11,412 9,527 427

Ashland Nature Center

Events 463 463 0

Visitor Programs 2,100 2,100 0

Fee For Service 6 6 0

Group Programs 4,734 2,877 390

Seasonal 1,889 1,889 0

Professional 243 243 0

School 15,112 9,746 1,021

Total 24,547 17,324 1,411

Bucktoe Creek Pereserve

Visitor Programs 646 646 0

Seasonal 100 100 0

School 144 144 12

Total 890 890 12

Buena VistaVisitor Programs 269 269 0

Total 269 269 0

Cooch-Dayett Mill

Visitor Programs 29 29 0

Group Programs 90 90 0

Seasonal 3 3 0

Professional 0 0 0

School 1,287 1,233 232

Total 1,409 1,355 232

Audience by location

Contacts Participants Chaperones

Coverdale Farm Preserve

Events 0 0 0

Visitor Programs 0 0 0

Group Programs 0 0 0

Seasonal 50 50 0

Professional 0 0 0

School 0 0 0

Total 50 50 0

Dupont EnvironmentalEducation Center

Visitor Programs 18,212 18,212 0

Group Programs 2,086 2,006 0

Seasonal 343 343 0

Professional 34 34 0

School 4,460 4,353 362

Total 25,135 24,948 362

Flint Woods Preserve

Visitor Programs 12 12 0

Group Programs 0 0 0

Seasonal 61 61 0

School 0 0 0

Total 73 73 0

Total 75,296 65,700 3,119

ABBOTT’S MIll NATuRE CENTER15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, DE 19963 | 302.422.0847Abbott’s Mill Nature Center, with its preserved working mill, is owned by Delaware’s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs and operated by Delaware Nature Society. Part of the 313-acre Milford Millponds Nature Preserve, this diverse property supports a variety of forested, field and wetland habitats. Hiking trails, boardwalks and teaching stations provide unique education opportunities discovering the natural wonders of southern Delaware.

COVERDAlE FARM PRESERVE543 Way Road, Greenville, DE 19807 | 302.239.2334The Coverdale Farm Preserve is a 352-acre property that encompasses an 18th-century stone bank barn, pastures, fields, idyllic ponds and woodlands and panoramic views of rolling countryside. School students and participants in seasonal programs learn about the farm cycle of life and our dependence upon soil, water, plants and animals for survival. Coverdale hosts the annual Native Plant Sale, Harvest Moon Festival and Farm to Fork and is the location for the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

ASHlAND NATuRE CENTER3511 Barley Mill Road, Hockessin, DE 19707 | Mail: PO Box 700 | 302.239.2334Ashland Nature Center serves as Delaware Nature Society’s headquarters. The site is open to the public year-round and offers seasonal programs for all ages. Ashland Nature Center features an overnight lodge for school and public groups, a seasonal butterfly house, hawk watch, picnic area and four self-guided trails on 130 acres.

DuPONT ENVIRONMENTAl EDuCATION CENTER (DEEC)at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge on the Riverfront1400 Delmarva Lane, Wilmington, DE 19801 | 302.656.1490Delaware Nature Society operates Dupont Environmental Education Center, showcasing the meeting of city, river and marsh. Dupont Environmental Education Center is on the edge of the 212-acre refuge that adjoins the tidal Christina River. The facility is open to the public year-round and features indoor and outdoor exhibits and a boardwalk that extends into the marsh.

Our other preserves and programming locations include:BuCkTOE CREEk PRESERVE | 432 Sharp Road, Avondale, PA 19311 | 302.239.2334FlINT WOODS PRESERVE | 350 Twaddell Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19807 | 302.239.2334

Our locationsDelaware Nature Society is a non-profit membership organization which fosters understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the natural world through education and experience. We focus on ecological preservation, stewardship and conservation of our area’s natural resources. Our programs are open to Delaware Nature Society Members and the general public.