Welcome to ecoDelaware.com, your online gateway to the natural wonders of Delaware and its countless creeks, rivers, and estuaries.
EcoDelaware.com connects residents and travelers with outdoor places and activities in the First State. In this way, we hope to increase awareness, appreciation and, ultimately, environmental stewardship for the Delaware Estuary and similar river-to-sea watersheds.
So have a look around. There's a variety of destinations, events and ecotours around which you can plan your trip. We think you may be surprised. While small, Delaware has some world-class trails, outdoor festivals, and birding hot spots that never cease to amaze even the most well-traveled ecotourists.
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Featured Great Places
Prime Hook
National Wildlife Refuge
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge is considered one of the best wetland habitats along the Eastern Seaboard. Its name is a variation of the Dutch settlers’ term for the area, Priume Hoek, meaning Plum Point. Indeed, beach plums still flourish here, as do birds of every shape and size.
Featured Great Events
May 26: Horseshoe Crab
& Shorebird Festival
This festival celebrates horseshoe crabs and migrating shorebirds, long considered by many to be a natural wonder of Delaware Bay. Count yourself among the 1,500-plus visitors who annually enjoy arts and crafts, boat rides down the Broadkill River, and much more.
Featured Great Trips
Adventure
at Bombay Hook
Stretching inland from the shores of Delaware Bay lies Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, a federal sanctuary some 16,000 acres in size, most of which remains as unaltered today as it did when its nearest town — Smyrna, Delaware — was founded in 1716.
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