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Crow’s Nest: Prescribed Fire today
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Today we held our first prescribed fire of the year—very late! The late snow and rain that followed has compressed…
Mariton: Hi-Ho Silver
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the partnership between Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary and Natural Lands Trust. In 1992 the two…
Mariton: Band Aids for Chestnut Trees
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager American Chestnuts have issues. Since the early 1900’s a fungus that results in Chestnut Blight came to North America with…
Crow’s Nest: Film series continues
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Next Saturday night, April 8, we will have our second in a series of environmental films at Crow’s Nest Preserve.…
Mariton: Snow Mow
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I mow the meadows at Mariton each year at the end of March. This year I had to start mowing…
Vernal Pools
By Steve Eisenhauer, Regional Director of Stewardship and Land Protection Vernal pools are seasonal wetlands that are covered by shallow water intermittently in winter and…
Mariton: Snow and the Vernal Equinox
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Last week, I would go inside during breaks in my plowing and shoveling to flip on the television to see…
Mariton: A Wee Bit o’ Green
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Thanks to St. Patrick I challenge anyone to find a snake at Mariton today. My wife gave me that little…
Mariton: Storm Stats
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Our most recent nor’easter (March 14 & 15) was interesting. Nor’easters are high energy lows that often tap into coastal…