Conservation Classes
Terrific Trillium
Saturday, April 26, 2025 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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Instructors: Élan Alford, PhD

Mt. Cuba’s premier collection of native trilliums provides a spectacular floral display each spring. Enjoy an informative overview of our efforts to protect and conserve this iconic genus and their culture and care as garden plants. A tour of our woodland gardens to see these jewels of the forest floor completes the day.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
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$39.00
The Secret Lives of Spring Wildflowers
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 (Rain Date: Wednesday, April 30) (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON172
 
Instructors: Ellen Lake, PhD

Skunk cabbage, bloodroot, and trout lilies are among the first signs of spring and warmer weather ahead. Spring ephemerals and wildflowers must complete part of their life cycles before the tree canopy leafs out, reducing light levels at the forest floor. These plants face many challenges including unpredictable weather and pollinator availability. Spring wildflowers have special adaptations to overcome these challenges and intricate relationships with pollinators and seed dispersers. Learn more about these wildflowers, their life histories, and plant-insect interactions, and look for them during a guided walk in the gardens.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
4/23/2025 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
$29.00
Remarkable Rhododendrons and Their Magnificent Friends
Sunday, April 27, 2025 (Rain Date: Sunday, May 4) (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON218
 
Instructors: Bill Cullina

Almost every landscape in the Eastern US contains at least a few rhododendrons, laurels, or azaleas. Acidic, forested soils and moderate, moist climate make much of the Eastern US perfect for many, many members of the heath family (Ericaceae), and we have one of the most diverse assemblages of species anywhere in North America. In this in-depth talk, Bill Cullina will showcase the eastern species from Arctostaphylos to Zenobia, detailing their ecology, form, cultivation, and landscape uses.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
4/27/2025 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
$39.00
Hike the Mt. Cuba Natural Lands Loop
CANCELED - Friday, May 9, 2025 (Rain Date: Friday, May 16) (9:00 AM - 1:30 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Natural Lands
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CON220
 
Instructors: Joe Sebastiani

Reconnect with nature in this exceptional behind-the-scenes trek through Mt. Cuba’s natural areas with our Natural Lands Team and Joe Sebastiani, director of land stewardship at Delaware Nature Society. Along the way, scout for birds, discover native spring ephemerals, explore old-field meadows, and learn about several of Mt. Cuba’s restoration projects and experiments. Be prepared for a four-mile hike through hilly, uneven, and occasionally steep terrain. Dress for the weather; bring binoculars, a water bottle, and lunch.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
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Humanity for Habitats (Online)
Thursday, April 24, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Online
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Instructors: Susannah Lerman

The primary threat to biodiversity is habitat loss and degradation, but gardeners can help make a difference by choices they make in their own yards. Yards represent a conservation opportunity to provide wildlife habitat, support biodiversity, restore ecosystem function and ecosystem services, and increase local opportunities for people to connect with nature. Dr. Lerman will highlight studies like the “Bee Lawn” program that have direct applications for gardeners to enhance wildlife habitat in their yards, and describe opportunities, challenges, and strategies for yard stewardship to foster beautiful and beneficial residential landscapes for wildlife and people.
4/24/2025 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
$25.00
Fungal Ecology
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON227
 
Instructors: Samantha Bucciarelli

Learn about the important identifying features of our local fungi and discover some of the crucial roles they play in our ecosystems. Discuss what you can do to preserve fungal diversity in your area through community science and land stewardship. The lecture and discussion will be followed by a guided exploration of Mt. Cuba’s natural areas. Scout and learn about the fungal diversity in the area. Be prepared for a lengthy hike through hilly (sometimes steep) and uneven terrain. Dress for the weather and bring a water bottle.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
5/13/2025 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
$49.00
Bats and Your Backyard Habitat (Online)
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Online
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Instructors: Kesha Braunskill

These little flying mammals are great hunters of insects, eating more than 600 mosquitoes per hour! Learn about the eight species of bats native to Delaware, where they live, and how to include suitable shelters and landscape elements for bats in your yard.
5/14/2025 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
$25.00
Bats and Your Backyard Habitat
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Friday, May 30, 2025 (Rain Date: Friday, June 6) (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM) or
Saturday, June 7, 2025 (Rain Date: Saturday, June 14) (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON137
 
Instructors: Kesha Braunskill

These little flying mammals are great hunters of insects, eating more than 600 mosquitoes per hour! Learn about the eight species of bats native to Delaware, where they live, and how to include suitable shelters and landscape elements for bats in your yard. Then walk Mt. Cuba’s property to scout locations where bats are likely to roost and use a small acoustic monitor to listen for bats as well as see them.
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$39.00
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: Feathered Helicopters (Online)
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Online
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Instructors: Jim McCormac

Hummingbirds are perhaps the most amazing flying machines on earth. There are about 340 species, and they occur only in the Americas. The combination of incredible powers of flight, often outrageously showy plumage, and fantastic nectar-seeking habits make hummers true marvels of nature. This program will mostly focus on the only breeding hummingbird in eastern North America: the ruby-throated hummingbird. Feathered dynamos, ruby-throats are a joy to observe, and live far more complex lives than most observers realize.
6/11/2025 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
$25.00
Dragonflies: Aerial Acrobats
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON241
 
Instructors: Michael Moore, PhD

Dragonflies have been around for 300 million years, with several extinct species having wingspans of over two feet. Inhabiting sites around lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands, they are excellent predators, eating mosquitoes and other small insects. Michael Moore presents a detailed examination of the habitats that support dragonflies, as well as their lifecycles, foraging behaviors, and reproductive strategies. Tour our ponds and see how these aerial acrobats fit into our ecosystems and how you can create a place in your garden for them.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
6/25/2025 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
$39.00
Dragonflies: Aerial Acrobats (Online)
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
Location: Online
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CON241V
 
Instructors: Michael Moore, PhD

Dragonflies have been around for 300 million years, with several extinct species having wingspans of over two feet. Inhabiting sites around lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands, they are excellent predators, eating mosquitoes and other small insects. Examine the habitats that support dragonflies, as well as their lifecycles, foraging behaviors, and reproductive strategies.
7/9/2025 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
$25.00
Milkweed and Monarchs
Friday, July 18, 2025 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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GAR124
 
Instructors: Ellen Lake, PhD, Sam Hoadley

The study and preservation of the iconic monarch butterfly is a focal area for the conservation and research team at Mt. Cuba. Join Ellen Lake, director of conservation and research, and Sam Hoadley, manager of horticultural research, who will introduce the monarch’s biology and interactions with milkweed and discuss the fascinating nature of their migration. Students will take a tour of the newly planted milkweed trial and compare several milkweed species.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
7/18/2025 1:00 PM-3:00 PM
$39.00
Caterpillars 101
Thursday, August 21, 2025 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
Location: Mt. Cuba Center Copeland House and Gardens
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CON242
 
Instructors: Ellen Lake, PhD

Learn about the amazing adaptations of caterpillars from host specialization to defensive mechanisms. Discuss the critical role caterpillars play in food webs and how to promote them in your garden. Discover signs of caterpillar activity, tools to identify them, and explore outdoors to hone your search skills.

Because this program takes place on-site while the garden is open to the public, general admission to the gardens is included in the price.
8/21/2025 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
$49.00

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