Youth Conservation Corps at Binky Lee Preserve September 13, 2011Over the past week, our Binky Lee Preserve manager, Darin Groff, had the pleasure of working with a group of 18 young adults on a…
Crow’s Nest rain barrel-just in time! September 8, 2011We’ve had more rain than I could have imagined, and all the projects I had planned this week are thrown out the window. Yes, the…
Mariton: Trail Conditions The trails are in remarkably good shape. In fact, they might be in better shape than the roads you need to drive to get to Mariton. …
Mariton: West Branch Delaware September 7, 2011Over Labor Day weekend, Maureen and I got to paddle another section of the Delaware River. We stayed at our friend’s fishing cottage in Deposit,…
Mariton: How Wet Is It? September 6, 2011Before Hurricane Irene, weather forecasters talked about how August 2011 was one of the wettest ever recorded. I have 15 years of precipitation data for…
Crow’s Nest: Culvert replacement on French Creek September 1, 2011We are just getting started on a major project at Crow’s Nest: replacing the failing culvert on French Creek located in the north central part…
Crow’s Nest lost & found August 30, 2011We have spent some time over the last couple weeks cleaning up from summer camp. If after camp you are missing a hat, shirt, towel,…
Mariton: Bats The bats have been very active lately. This bat was perched on the Nature Center, near the office, one day last week. I am no…
Crow’s Nest: Waters recede August 29, 2011We received about 6.5″ of rain this weekend from the storm, but were spared a lot of the high winds. We had one tree down…
Starfest Postponed to October 1 August 25, 2011The StarFest scheduled for this weekend at Hopewell Furnace has been postponed until October 1. Star watching will be much better if not done during…
