Crow’s Nest: A guest for lunch February 13, 2013Despite our running the chipper nearby, a pair of Cooper’s hawks spent the better part of the day perched on a pheasant carcass in a…
Crow’s Nest: Force of Nature at work February 12, 2013This weekend the Natural Lands Trust Force of Nature volunteers came to Crow’s Nest to perform vine control in one of our hedgerows. While some…
A Rare Glimpse of the Seclusive Long-eared Owl February 11, 2013Brian Johnson, a member of our land stewardship staff, considers himself very lucky to have spotted this Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) at one of our…
Mariton: Don’t Try This At Home February 8, 2013by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I have posted about our chainsaw work a lot recently. In the past few months I have logged more time…
Crow’s Nest: Eastern red cedars in our forest February 7, 2013A neighbor recently asked me a good question: why are most of the cedars in the woods at Crow’s Nest dead? The answer lies in…
Crow’s Nest: mid-winter thoughts February 6, 2013It is nice that these “broom snows” we’re having each day are also “leaf-blower snows.” As much as I hate to use up gasoline on…
Impervious Surface February 1, 2013by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Mariton received 2.41 inches from the recent storm. We ended the month with 4.01 inches of precipitation, which is…
