July 2015 - Natural Lands

Mariton: New Nest Box

July 29, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager If you are up in the meadows you may notice a new addition. Last week, Josh and I put up…

Crow’s Nest: Plants we love, and compost

July 28, 2015

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I am fond of the native trumpetcreeper (Campsis radicans) growing in the barnyard garden. It has a reputation for being aggressive…

Mariton: Wildlife Show

July 27, 2015

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The folks from the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation Center presented a program at Mariton on Friday night. Kathy and Eric are…

Crow’s Nest Camp Week Three

July 26, 2015

By Daniel Barringer Photos by Pete Smyrl Week three is for kids entering into 1st and 2nd grades, two half-day sessions. We took a…

Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference August 4 & 5

July 17, 2015

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager In just a few weeks there will be a two-day conference on invasive plants and their impacts, sponsored by the…

Schuylkill Acts and Impacts trip to Crow’s Nest

July 16, 2015

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Fifteen high school students from communities throughout the Schuylkill River watershed are engaged on a week long journey down the…

Green Hills Preserve: Flowers & pollinators

July 15, 2015

By Daniel Barringer Photos by Jim Moffett Green Hills Preserve is proving to be a great place for wildlife viewing; the meadow planting is…

Crow’s Nest to Host Woman Farmer Day

July 14, 2015

On Friday, August 7 there will be a luncheon and lecture celebrating women in farming, held at the visitor center barn at Crow’s Nest Preserve.…

Crow’s Nest Camp Week Two

July 13, 2015

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve had another delightful week of camp, the second of five. The weather mostly cooperated for the 5th and 6th…

Crow’s Nest Camp Week One

July 11, 2015

By Daniel Barringer Photos by Pete Smyrl Our summer camp is a day camp, but if it was an overnight camp these photos could be…

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