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Crow’s Nest: Tree history

February 21, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I’ve said many times that I prefer trees alive instead of cut, but sometimes we have to take down hazard trees…

Mariton: Hackberry Trees

February 19, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few weeks ago I wrote about the interesting bark on Ironwood and Musclewood.  Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) is another tree that…

Crow’s Nest: The advantages of cold

February 3, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The extreme cold has brought a couple of benefits (two nights we got down to -12 Fahrenheit). Now even 20…

Mariton: White Blossoms

January 31, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was standing on the River Lookout Trail on Wednesday morning looking up the little hollow.  This is a good…

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Crow’s Nest: Winter Magic

January 30, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I did most of the shoveling last night, before the temperatures dropped. It was lovely to be out in the…

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Crow’s Nest: More ash trees removed

January 24, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Over the last week we’ve completed the next major round of ash tree removals—trees along roadsides that are dying from…

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Crow’s Nest: Sundog

January 23, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Yesterday I saw a phenomenon I consider even more rare than a rainbow: a sundog, or prism of color refracted in…

Mariton: What’s in a Name?

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I get questions about the Pine Circle Trail (or the Gray Trail). “Where are the pines in the Pine Circle?” …