This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Delaware.
To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Sussex | Southern | website, operated by the Delaware Nature Society, part of 313 acre Milford Millponds Nature Preserve, includes tours of Abbott's Mill | ||
Northern | website, operated by the Delaware Nature Society, 81 acres | |||
Sussex | Southern | Located in 2,109-acre Trap Pond State Park | ||
Bethany Beach Nature Center | Sussex | Southern | website, 26 acres, operated by the Town | |
Central | 15,978 acres of mostly tidal salt marsh, visitor center exhibits, programs, 12-mile auto tour, five walking trails (2 handicapped accessible), three observation towers | |||
Northern | Exhibits and programs about Delaware's forests and their management, open by appointment | |||
Northern | Located in 933-acre Brandywine Creek State Park | |||
Carmine Environmental Center | Southern | 165 acres located on the western shore of Rehoboth Bay, part of Camp Arrowhead | ||
Central | 3,750 acres, St Jones Center for Estuarine Studies, hiking trails, hands-on interactive activities and exhibits, a recycling center, restoration demonstration areas | |||
New Castle | Northern | website, operated by the Delaware Nature Society, 212 acres at the Russell W. Peterson Urban Wildlife Refuge | ||
Dupont Nature Center | Southern | website, operated by the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife in the Mispillion Harbor Reserve on the Delaware Bay | ||
Central | Operated by the Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation in the 90-acre Big Oak County Park, environmental and aerospace science programs | |||
Central | Located on the 66 acre pond in Killens Pond State Park | |||
New Castle | Northern | 1,790 acres, features the Whale Wallow Nature Center | ||
Sussex | Southern | Exhibits and programs about Redden State Forest | ||
Southern | Located in 5,193-acre Cape Henlopen State Park | |||
New Castle | Northern | 3,300 acres, features the Chambers House Nature Center | ||