Down along the state line in Frankford exists Delaware’s largest freshwater wetland and contiguous block of forest, and perhaps its last truly wild land: the Great Cypress Swamp. At one time, the ...

Wildlife conservationists say more of Delaware’s native species will be protected, thanks to a recent donation of land. Delaware Wild Lands will use the 160 acres to expand its conservation of what’s ...

“The Swamp” makes up about 10,000 acres of land in Sussex County, Del. and Worcester County, Md. Although that may seem like a lot, at one point there was an estimated 60,000 acres.

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Guests can enjoy nationally acclaimed bluegrass bands, food trucks and local beer and wine for a good cause on Saturday, May 19, during the third annual Baldcypress Bluegrass Festival. The event ...

FRANKFORD, Del. (AP) - As a young boy, a high school student and now a 33-year-old adult, Andrew Martin has been swamped. The Great Cypress Swamp, Delaware Wild Lands Inc.’s 10,600-acre property ...

“This morass (of the Great Cypress Swamp) extends six miles from east to west and nearly 12 from north to south including an area of nearly 50,000 acres of land ... This swamp contains a great variety ...

Once a low-yield agricultural field, the 80-acre “Long Field” now consists of seven interconnected wetland cells that create a dynamic land- and waterscape. Completed just weeks ago, this project is ...

Southern Sussex County's Great Cypress Swamp used to encompass over 50,000 acres, but was nearly destroyed by centuries of fires, logging, ditching and draining. Today, nonprofit Delaware Wild Lands ...