2011 - Page 19 of 20 - Natural Lands

Mariton – Bluebirds Nesting

April 13, 2011

A pair of Bluebirds has finally started nesting at Mariton. I have been faithfully monitoring the nest boxes for over a month. This is the…

Keystone Trails Association coming to a preserve near you…

This weekend our region will be hosting the annual meeting (and associated hikes) of the Keystone Trails Association. Conference attendees will be treated to a…

Crow’s Nest: What a difference a week makes…

April 12, 2011

Last week the only things blooming here were red maples and quaking aspens. This week, too many to keep up with! On Saturday the bloodroot…

Prescribed burn of meadows at Crow’s Nest

We held our first prescribed burn of the year yesterday, a little late in the season but finally the weather cooperated. We burned half of…

Big Preserve, Small Steps

This weekend Owen and I visited Sadsbury Woods Preserve. We didn’t see much of this lovely 513-acre preserve, but we sure got into crawling around…

Mariton – Hepatica

April 11, 2011

I have been looking for Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana) ever since Dan told me he had found Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blooming at Crow's Nest Preserve. …

Monitoring Conservation Easements

April 8, 2011

Like 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, 2011

I 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, 2011

We 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…

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