On a hike through the cattail swamp Eloise spotted this vine flowering and climbing on some shrubs. It is climbing hempvine, Mikania scandens, a native perennial…

Good hard frost last night. Ice in the water troughs. We harvested our basil for pesto yesterday, and put the cold frame over some new…

We had spectacular weather in September and the preserve has looked beautiful. But there hasn’t been much fall color, and some of the early color…

I took the day off yesterday to attend a field day held by the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Argiculture, to learn about using intensive rotational…

Normally the first Saturdays in October and June mean contra dancing in the Crow’s Nest barn. This month, however, dance organizers have chosen to keep…