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French Creek State Park wildfire

April 10, 2012

By Dan Barringer, Crow’s Nest Preserve Manager I had the opportunity yesterday to join a wildland firefighting crew cutting fireline and putting out spot fires…

Mariton: Family Squabble

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I heard a ruckus while walking along the Woods Trail, and immediately started scanning the trees for raccoons.  Two small…

Mariton: Nest Building

April 6, 2012

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Three bluebird pairs have finished building their nests.  If you compare the photo from last week, you will see there…

Mariton: What’s Happening?

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you go out in the morning and listen, you may hear a tom Turkey.  The Turkeys have been gobbling…

Crow’s Nest bloom dates

April 4, 2012

I just returned from a vacation in Nashville and was pleased to find that the season hadn’t advanced here too much while I was gone.…

Mariton: Dry Time

April 3, 2012

There is a lot of talk about how dry it has been.  We ended March with 0.97″ of precipitation.  My average at Mariton is 4.19…

Pet Peeve: Mylar Balloons

April 2, 2012

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Nothing says:  “I love you.” like remembering.  A new baby, a birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, a retirement; all…