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Kids playing in Pine Creek at Crow's Nest Camp

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Three

July 29, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Our youngest groups of kids enjoyed half day camps at the preserve, spending time focused on just one part of…

Kids playing on the boulders at Mine Run at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Two

July 25, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The second week of camp offered a similar program for the 5th and 6th graders who attended. There was plenty…

Kids playing on a hammock at summer camp

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week One

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Summer camp is underway at Crow’s Nest, and it’s been a good time to spend in the creek. Our all-outdoors…

Crow’s Nest: Everything old is new again

July 19, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. You may have read about four Revolutionary War cannons that were found recently on a preserve nearby that is managed by…

A dark brown fisher walks along the edge of a grassy mowed path.

wild. life.

July 14, 2022

Visitor Chuck Babbitt was quick with his camera when visiting Bryn Coed Preserve recently, and captured some amazing photos of an American mink. Mink are…

A Bald Eagle flies against a blue sky.

A Symbol of Hope  

June 30, 2022

In the United States, Bald Eagles are a symbol of strength, courage, and patriotism. But for Natural Lands, they are also a symbol of hope.…

A young fawn with white spots peers out from shrubs

wildlife. what should I do?

June 24, 2022

It’s that time of year, when many fledglings are leaving their nests, fawns are sleeping in high grass, and baby rabbits are snuggled in their…

Great spangled fritillary butterfly on purple milkweed flower

Crow’s Nest: Milkweed time

June 23, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We are now entering peak bloom time for our purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens), with other species shortly behind: common milkweed…

A group of staff and volunteers plant new, native species in an old walnut hedgerow to replace invasive plants they've removed.

bird and beetle buffet at Green Hills.

June 20, 2022

Green Hills Preserve Manager Erin Smith, along with preserve assistants and volunteers, has been working to create a 600-foot hedgerow near the parking lot over…