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Space Program – the open space kind
The other day I was leafing though the April issue of Natural History magazine and reached the last page, the “Endpaper” column. Written by Rick Pruetz…
Mariton: Birders
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Watching a Tanager by Erich Boenzli) Our Tuesday Bird Walk took us to Musconetcong Gorge, a trail of the Hunterdon…
Crow’s Nest: Meet the beekeeper
As you hike around Crow’s Nest you may notice beehives at several locations at the Preserve. The person responsible for them is Brent Sanders, neighbor…
Crow’s Nest: A very good day…
Any day in which I see both an indigo bunting and a scarlet tanager is a good one. The wet week dried out enough to…
Mariton: Board Field Trip
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton had the privilege of hosting a Natural Lands Trust Board meeting. NLT is fortunate to have a dedicated and…
Mariton: Bluebird Fledglings
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager One of Mariton’s nest boxes has 4 Bluebirds that should fledge in the coming week. Another pair has recently started…
Conservation Stats
I received an issue of ConserveLand, a publication of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association. It has recent statistics on the accomplishments of land trusts in…
Mariton: Bird Census Results
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Scarlet Tanager by Carole Mebus) We had a great morning for the Migratory Count. We ended the morning with 51…
Crow’s Nest: Chasing grass
We spent a good bit of time this week mowing; the grass has been growing so fast and we’ve had many rainy days when we…