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Birding is more than just looking to the sky or watching birds at a backyard feeder. The popular American pastime emphasizes conservation of wetlands and wildlife areas that attract and shelter birds.In the First State, known as one of the best places in the country to birdwatch, the Delaware Ornithological Society holds its annual Bird-A-Thon fundraiser from May 4-12 to support habitat preservation and conservation.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with the Delaware Ornithological Society President Michael Moore to discuss this year’s Bird-A-Thon event and birding in Delaware.
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First State historian and author David Tabler’s new book focuses on the unique, unusual, and lesser-known aspects of Delaware’s past.In “Delaware from Railways to Freeways,” Tabler offers dozens of stories and historical photos from Delaware in the 19th century, including a first-of-its-kind 1874 peach sorter and the crawlspace in the Corbit-Sharp House where Quaker abolitionists Daniel and Mary Corbit hid a fugitive slave in 1845.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon talks with Tabler about the book and the people, places, and ideas that have shaped Delaware.
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It’s another race weekend in Dover – the only one this year – and there will be plenty to do besides watching the races.
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The Bud and Bug Festival marks 50 years since elementary school students help make the ladybug Delaware's state bug
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Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is using April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month to focus on texting while driving.
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Delaware lawmakers introduce a bill to allow more than one mobile sports betting option in the state.
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Robert Kirkwood and Peter Jaquett were more than just contemporaries serving in the Delaware Continental Regiment during the American Revolution, they were close ‘battle buddies’ who fought alongside each other for nearly eight years.To document their time together on and off the battlefield, Delaware Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force veteran Brigadier General Kennard Wiggins Jr. wrote “Delaware Patriot Heroes.”In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon sits down with Brigadier General ‘Ken’ Wiggins for a closer look at the intertwined lives of Kirkwood and Jaquett.
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The University of Delaware hires its first ever women’s ice hockey coach.