Monitoring Conservation Easements April 8, 2011Like the other Preserve Managers at Natural Lands, I monitor easements. Unlike, most of them, I am still monitoring (most mangers have finished by now). …
Crow’s Nest: Turning the corner into spring April 5, 2011I know it will get cold again; even our probable last frost-free date of May 15 has been exceeded in recent years. But yesterday it…
Crow’s Nest Volunteer Tree Planting April 2, 2011We had a successful morning planting trees at the preserve. While the number (80) is not in itself remarkable, the logistics of planting at three…
Crow’s Nest: Chipping This week I finished chipping our brush piles and winter's storm damage. My favorite species to chip? Sassafras, for its wonderful smell. Of course I…
Mariton – March Precipitation April 1, 2011We had a wet March at Mariton: 7.13 inches of precipitation. (The average is 4.41 inches.) There were two big rain events at the beginning…
