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Renewal at the PA Land Trust Conference

April 14, 2013

I had the privilege earlier this month to attend the Pennsylvania Land Trust Alliance (PALTA) conference at State College. Our GIS specialist at Natural Lands Trust,…

Crow’s Nest photos of blooms

Here are some photos of this week’s blooms. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis): Spicebush (Lindera benzoin): Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica): And two more that I just added…

Mariton: It Sprung!

April 10, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Changes are happening quickly.  I found my first Hepatica(Hepatica americana), shortly after Dan posted his beautiful photo.  Since then, a…

Crow’s Nest: The latest news

This week the bloodroot and spring beauties started blooming, and the red maple trees and spicebush are also in flower. Yesterday the American toads started…

The Hopewell Fire: One year ago…

April 9, 2013

One year ago today a tree fell on a powerline on the boundary of French Creek State Park and Hopewell Furnace, igniting a wildfire that…

Mariton: Storm Clean-Up Update

April 3, 2013

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It looks like the removal of downed trees from Hurricane Sandy won’t start until late April.  We had some issues…

Philly Farm & Food Fest April 14

April 2, 2013

If you eat you’ll enjoy the Philly Farm and Food Fest at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 14. Cooking demonstrations, workshops…

Mariton: Precipittion Update

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Precipitation for the first quarter at Mariton is an inch and a half below average.  March was below average for…