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A morning landscape of rolling hills and meadows borded by trees.

LEED Certification and Natural Lands

October 21, 2022

Did you know it’s possible to earn a point toward LEED certification while helping to save open space and restore native habitat in Pennsylvania and/or New…

Aerial view of pond and forest at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Leave No Trace training

October 17, 2022

By Allie Cook, Long Term Intern. I had the opportunity to attend a Leave No Trace trainer workshop sponsored by WeConservePA, an association of land…

Man using an electric handheld brush cutter to remove invasive plants

Crow’s Nest: A little electric

October 14, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We are dipping our toes into the offerings of electric tools for land management with a new battery-powered Kombi system.…

Trees turning fall color at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Fall Color? Yes!

October 12, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. If you’re wondering when to schedule your leaf-peeping, the answer is now. We’ve had our first frost (Sunday morning 10/9)…

A steep, wooded hillside

Crow’s Nest: Varied habitats

September 22, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. A few weeks ago I wrote about the highs and lows of the preserve—literally the altitudes that the land here…

A box turtle on a person's hand in the grass.

Crow’s Nest: Reptile Rendezvous

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On Saturday, September 10, Dawn White from Indian Run Environmental Education Center will be coming by to talk about reptiles,…