Flowering Meadow in Coverdale Farm Preserve ’ s Burrow ’ s Run Photography by Christi Leeson
~ 4,300 pounds of Thanksgiving turkey
produced by conventional and heritage pasture-raised turkeys
The Market Gardener ’ s Masterclass . Extensive farm plans were made and input into a new agricultural software project management system called TEND .
Integrating new organic growing methods , hiring a new lead Vegetable Farmer , and training all farm staff in these methods made 2019 an important transition year . It also marked an important milestone ; adherence to our new business and operations strategies , planting plans , and economic drivers that could be tracked and evaluated through TEND software . These updates ensured that the 2020 growing season would have a strong foundation for success .
In July of 2019 , Coverdale Farm Preserve also began to advance the pasture grazing program with the installation of perimeter fencing along the pasture fields identified in the Coverdale Master Plan . Approximately 9,475 feet of perimeter fence was installed .
Approximately 60 acres of grazing pasture were enrolled in the New Castle County Conservation District ’ s Winter Cover Crop Program . This seeding of forage ( Continued on page 8 )
35,000 pounds of produce
at Coverdale Farm Preserve ’ s CSA
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Honor Roll list of Donors
nature to improve their quality of life
and the environment.
We extend sincere thanks to our many friends and donors whose combined commitment and loyalty make possible
Delaware Nature Society’s ongoing work to connect people with nature and improve the environment through our mission through
education, conservation, and advocacy. The following contributions reflect donations received by Delaware Nature Society in
Fiscal Year 2018 (January 1 through December 31, 2018) and Fiscal Year 2019 (January 1 through December 31, 2019).
We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings. If there is any omission or a misspelling, please excuse our error
and contact Joanne McGeoch, Chief Development Officer & Deputy Executive Director at (302) 239-2334 to update our records.
Endowment Gifts
Endowment Gifts are planned
gifts that provide perpetual
annual support for DelNature’s
education programs, conservation
stewardship, and advocacy
initiatives. The following are
endowment gifts received between
January 1, 2018 and December
31, 2019.
The Estate of Virginia Merryman
The Estate of Robin C. Ruth
The Estate of Edward Eugene Wilson
Monarch Legacy Society
The Monarch Legacy Society
recognizes individuals who have
made long-term provisions for
DelNature through an estate planning
arrangement. All known members
of the Monarch Legacy Society are
listed. If you have intentions to plan
an estate gift or would like more
information, please contact
Joanne McGeoch at
[email protected].
Paul Bechly & Elizabeth Wells
Edna Bente
Herbert & Yvonne Blades
Barbara Borleske
Donna Tait Coulson
Harold & Mary Davis
Brian & Helen Fischel
George Fisher, IV
Richard & Lorraine Fleming
Peter & Karen Flint
Nancy Frederick
Dan Greenberg
Ed & Diane Gulyas
Gary & Ingrid Jackoway
John & Janet Jones
Phil & Betty Klabunde
Renee Lett
Ruth Marshall
Violet Marvel
Kathryn Massau
Richard Morelli & Pamela Stephani
June Peterson
Elizabeth Poole
Michael Riska & Angie Dunson
Dawn Rittenhouse
June Robbins
Charles & Pat Robertson
Ethel Sayre
Thomas & Mary Shea
Dale Stratton
Kathleen Szczerba
Ellis & Bonnie Underkoffler
Mary Vane
Karen Zeitler
Special Campaigns and
Fundraising Initiatives
AMNC Events
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in
Sussex County, DE, hosts a series
of friend- and fund-raising events.
The following donors were event or
table sponsors.
Anonymous
Archology, LLC
Bayhealth Medical Center
Bella Terra Landscapes
Chesapeake Utilities
Delaware Electric Cooperative
Deli Days, LLC.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Emory Agency, Inc.
Gateway Subaru
George Fisher
Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor
Lifecycle
Jack Lingo
Kathleen Lock
M&T Bank
Karlin Maull
Courtney S. McKinley
Penn Jersey Building Services
Sara Pletcher
Carolyn Price
Satterfield & Ryan, Inc.
Brenda Sharp
Velo Amis, Inc.
David S. Vezmar
Bird Conservation &
Research
DelNature’s Bird Conservation &
Research Program is comprised
of on-going bird banding studies
of the Red Clay Valley conducted
by staff ornithologist Dr. Ian
Stewart which includes bird hikes,
bird counts, and the banding of
nesting and migratory birds.
Anonymous
Edward Beacom
Bird Watcher’s Digest
Margaretta Brokaw
Jeffrey & Beth Chambers
Delmarva Ornithological Society
Evelyn & Mike Fowles
Longwood Gardens
Starrett Foundation
Susan Welles
Clean Water Campaign
DelNature, along with our
collaborators Partnership for the
Delaware Estuary and Center
for Inland Bays, has been
running a statewide clean water
campaign to ensure sustainable
governmental funding and
citizen outreach and education.
Anonymous
Agents and Corporations, Inc
Blue Blaze Associates, LLC
BrightFields, Inc.
Catherine A. Cloutier
DRPR Strategies, LLC
Duffield Associates, Inc.
GreenWatch Institute
Independence Seaport Museum
Inland Bays Foundation
League of Women Voters of
Delaware, Inc.
Milford Storage, LLC
National Wildlife Federation,
Chesapeake Mid-Atlantic
Regional Office
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Tidewater Utilities Inc.
University of Delaware College of
Earth, Ocean and Environment
Coverdale Farm Preserve
Master Plan
DelNature is executing Phase I of
the Coverdale Farm Master Plan
which will expand our regenerative
farming practices.
Frances Bayard
Eric & Martha Lynn Brinsfield
Marion Brinsfield
Calvert Retail - Kitchen & Company
Harold & Mary Davis
Margaretta Frederick & Michael Martin
Barbara Greenewalt
H. Theodore & Virginia Harcke
Bill & Melinda Hardie
Longwood Foundation, Inc.
Marmot Foundation
NextEra Energy Foundation
Patagonia
June Robbins
Welfare Foundation
DEEC 10 th Anniversary
DuPont Environmental Education
Center (DEEC) located at the
Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge
in Wilmington is owned by the
Riverfront Development Corporation
and works in partnership with
DelNature. DEEC’s tenth
anniversary was celebrated in the
Fall of 2019.
Artesian Water
Dogfish Head
DuPont Corporation
EDiS Company
RK&K
Pike Creek Valley Running Club
Farm to Fork
Sponsorships 2019 Gifts, Grants,
and Contributions
Farm to Fork is Delaware Nature
Society’s premier fundraising
event. Donors reflect event or table
sponsors at Farm to Fork. Gifts received during FY 2019,
January 1, 2019 through
December 31, 2019
Adorn Goods
Anonymous
Peter & Kristen Abessinio
Chef David Banks
Bancroft Construction
Banks Seafood Kitchen & Raw Bar
Maggie Brokaw
Calvert Retail – Kitchen & Company
Corteva Agriscience
Phoebe Davidson
Frank & Alyce DeGennaro
Payal & Amish Desai
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Nicki Taylor & Adam Gould
Melinda & Bill Hardie
Harvest Market
Wendy & James Honaker
Janssen’s Market, Inc.
Dale & Barb King
William & Melissa Lafferty
Adele & Vince McIntosh
Dana & Eric Monzo
Lisabeth Moore & Andrew Homsey
Hockessin Athletic Club
Garrett & Christine Moritz
Mutual of America
Jeff & Lynn Pantazes
Patterson Schwartz Foundation, Inc.
Bret Snyder & Anna Quisel
Dawn Rittenhouse
Sanford School
Karen Spring & Joseph Scharf
Jennifer & Michael Steiner
Wilmington Trust (M&T Bank) The Guardians
Reaching & Engaging
with Nature to Empower
Wilmington (RENEW) Program
RENEW is a community engagement
program focused on connecting
Wilmington youth and their families to
Guardians provide leadership
support of $1,000 or more to
advance organizational priorities in
fulfillment of our mission.
Guardians $100,000 and up
Longwood Foundation, Inc.
New Castle County
Riverfront Development
Corporation of Delaware
State of Delaware
Welfare Foundation
William Penn Foundation
Guardians $50,000- $99,000
Delmarva Power
National Wildlife Federation
Guardians $25,000-$49,000
Maggie Brokaw
Thomas & Margaretta Brokaw
DuPont Corporation
S.L. Gimbel Foundation
Starrett Foundation
Guardians $10,000- $24,999
Ashland, Inc.
Frances Bayard
The Chemours Company
Chichester DuPont Foundation, Inc.
Corteva AgriScience
Delmarva Ornithological Society
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Marshall Reynolds Foundation
National Audubon Society
NextEra Energy Foundation
Patagonia
Peter & Karen Flint
REI
June Robbins
The Estate of Robin C. Ruth
Shrieking Meadow Foundation
The American Gift Fund
Richard & Jessie Benjamin
Steve & Barbara Borleske
Eric & Martha Lynn Brinsfield
Harold & Mary Davis
Delaware Electric Cooperative
George Fisher
Nancy Frederick
Henry Greenewalt
Harvest Market Inc.
Independence Seaport Museum
M&T Bank
Ray Mortenson & Jean Wardle
Dawn Rittenhouse
RK&K
Schagrin Gas
Nicki Taylor & Adam Gould
US Department of Agriculture
White Clay Watershed Association
Guardians $2,500- $4,999
Artesian Water Company Inc.
Marsha & Allen Barnett
Charlotte & Max Barus
BlackRock, Inc.
The Christmas Shop Foundation, Inc.
Leslie & Larry Cook
Gerret & Tatiana Copeland
Delaware DNREC
- Division Fish & Wildlife
EDiS Company
Ellason Downs Perpetual
Charitable Trust
Richard & Lorraine Fleming
Rebecca Frederick & Trina Tjersland
Barbara Greenewalt
GreenWatch Institute
H. Theodore & Virginia Harcke
Bill & Melinda Hardie
Lisa Laffend & Charles Nakamura
Mark Lannan & Marian Young
Lifecycle
Michael Martin
& Margaretta Frederick
Bonnie Matthaeus
Mutual of America
Kenneth & Kathryn Nachbar
June Peterson
Charles & Patricia Robertson
James & Patricia Seif
Bret Snyder & Anna Quisel
Guardians $1,000-$2,499
Peter & Kristen Abessinio
Adorn Goods
Agilent Technologies
Bina & Steve Allen
Alliance for Watershed Education
of the Delaware River
Daniel Barbato
John Bare & Kim Townsend
Bayhealth Medical Center
Karl & Kristin Bennett
Bird Watcher’s Digest
Georgina Bissell
Jeffrey & Carter Bowersox
Phoebe Brokaw
Dave & Ann Burton
Warren Butt & Elaine Schmerling
Steve & Peg Castorani
Gary & Judith Charles
Chesapeake Utilities
Ellen Clarke
Ellis Coleman & Wilhemina Austin
David & Kathleen Craven
Frank & Alyce DeGennaro
Delaware Bioscience Association, Inc
Delaware Community Foundation
Payal & Amish Desai
Marie-Eve & Joe DeSantis
Donald & Sally Dewees
Barbara & Francis Dinsmore
Kevin Donnelly
Henry B. du Pont, IV
Pierre & Tina du Pont Hayward
Paul & Mary Ehrlichman
Festival of American Spirituals
Roy & Pamela Finkelman
Dr. Thomas Ford
Joseph Francis & Gale Rutan
Peter Frederick & Marilyn Spalding
Steven Freilich & Kathryn Pearlstine
Rodney & Shelly Galentine
Catherine & Chris Gaul
Stasia & Frederick Greenewalt
Helen Griffith
Jill & Jeffrey Haas
Hank Davis Photography
David Harrison & Carol Clement
Stephen & Susan Herrmann
Hockessin Athletic Club
Carol Hoffecker
Clifford & Kim Hunter
Charles Ingersoll & Richard Jolly
William & Barbara Jaffee
Eileen & Joe Janssen
Janssen’s Market LLC
Maureen & Bob Jarvis
Phil & Betty Klabunde
Carol Larson & Peter Compo
Renee Lett
Gordon & Sue Lipscy
Holly Lissner & Richard Angiullo
Jennifer & Stephen Llewelyn
Longwood Gardens
Richard & Jean May
Carol McCormack
Robert & Diane McGovern
Karen McLachlan
Emil & Phyllis Mikity
Lisabeth Moore & Andrew Homsey
Terry & Sally O’Byrne
Christine & John Odom
Patterson Schwartz Foundation, Inc.
Mary & Kevin Peck
Penn Riverfront Management
Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Beth & John Peoples
TIger Swallowtail
Photography by Jim White
150+ Certified Wildlife
Habitats created
Stephen & Lauren Petersen
Pontoon Express, Inc.
John Reader
Michael & Mary Rice
Lynn Herrick & Rodney Sharp
Nancy & Scott Sherr
Suzanne D. Smith
Karen Spring & Joseph Scharf
Richard & Linda Stat
Dee Stevens
Elisabeth Stoner
Dale Stratton
David & Susan Stratton
Rick Stuckey
Sussex County Council
Richard & Janice Taylor
The Nor’ Easter Foundation
Laura & Eric Thompson
Ellis & Bonnie Underkoffler
University of Delaware
Mary Vane
Don & Regina Von Schriltz
Weaver Electric
John & Aubree Wellons
Wildlife Information Center
Wild Birds Unlimited
Evelyn Williams
Katharine Wiseman
Aleph Woolfolk & Douglass Kwart
Jamie Wyeth
The Wyeth Foundation
Karen Zecher
Patrons $500 - $999
Anonymous
Agents and Corporations, Inc
Thomas & Ann Marie Akana
Robin Andreasen & Milo Aukerman
Bank of America
John & Susan Bartley
Edward Beacom
Roger Braun & Dale Louise McCarter
David & Kathleen Brownlee
Lisa Brubaker
Laura Campbell
Certified Lock & Access
Jeffrey & Beth Chambers
Walter & Jeanne Ciecko
Commonwealth Trust Company
Stacy & Doak Conn
Daniels + Tansey
Lisa Daudon
DRPR Strategies, LLC
DuPont Retired Managers Society
Brian & Elizabeth Engler
Kimberly & Richard Facciolo
Family Campers & RVers
Sally & Todd Feeley
First Unitarian Church
Jeffrey & Barbara Garland
Hardy Plant Society
Christine & John Hastings
Gary Hindes
Peter & Su Horty
Carol & Patrick Ireland
Jonathan Jaffe
John James
& Sandra Dennison-James
Paula Janssen & Greg Greene
John & Janet Jones
Chris Kane
Fred & Lynne Kielhorn
Ellen Kohler
Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ledden
Claire & Jeremy Love
Eileen Lynch
Adele & Vince McIntosh
Andy Miller
Garrett & Christine Moritz
National Wildlife Federation,
Chesapeake Mid-Atlantic
Regional Office
Austin Okie
Mohan Pandit
Jeff & Lynn Pantazes
Chris & Mary Patterson
James & Kathleen Patton
Pike Creek Valley Running Club
Richard & Jan Potter
Rich & Maribeth Przywara
Red Tail Restoration
& Land Management LLC
W. Eric & Judith Roberson
William & Alice Roe
Seth & Dorothy Ross
Rotary Club of Wilmington
Sarah Ryan & Robert Wieman
Satterfield & Ryan, Inc.
Fritz Schumann
Peter & Kathryn Scudera
Richard & Sharon Struthers
Sustainable Energy Utility, Inc.
Richard & Violette Sutton
P. Coleman & Susan Townsend
Lowell & Lois Underhill
Velo Amis Inc
Beau & Sharon Vinton
Bruce & Jennifer Vrana
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
Roland Wall & Kate Tyler Wall
Constance West
Dorothy G. Whitmore
Protectors $150-$499
Anonymous
Frederick & Elly Alexander
Charles Allen & Linda Snyder Allen
Ryan Amlin
Marvin & Kathryn Andersen
Scott & Melanie Arnold
Meredith & Berton Ashman
David & Barbara Augustson
David & Margaret Aument
Leonard Avdey
Mary & Louis Aviola
Awakened Heart Spiritual Center
Julia Bell
Bella Terra Landscapes
Paul & Henrietta Bente
Sandy & David Beswick
Students Catching Autumn Insects
Photography by Courtney McKinley
Nature discovery
lessons taught to nearly
providing food, water, cover,
and baby animal spaces for birds,
bees, butterflies, and other wildlife
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Richard & Jessie Benjamin
BlackRock, Inc.
The Chemours Company
Chichester DuPont Foundation, Inc.
Delaware Futures
DuPont Corporation
Barbara Hearne
& Ziggy Mielnikiewicz
New Castle County
S.L. Gimbel Foundation
Ziggy’s Wood Floor Mechanics
Guardians $5,000-$9,999
80,000 students
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during fieldtrips, school
outreach, and onsite
overnights.
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