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A group of students sits on chairs and on the ground in a garden while writing.

Celebrating National Poetry Month: Part 1

April 7, 2022

Villanova’s Nature Writing Workshop takes place almost exclusively out of doors. Last  fall, students read and wrote their way through the gardens, meadows, and woods…

Photo of a tree with a pink fluffy top

reintroducing a native tree species.

April 1, 2022

April 2022 – Today, Natural Lands announced the successful cultivation and restoration of Cupressus truffulus, commonly known as truffula tree, to southeastern Pennsylvania. Thought to…

A flying squirrel poking out of its nest .

Mariton: Big Black Eyes

March 29, 2022

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I hope you enjoy this photo of a Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans).  It is using one of Mariton’s nest…

A long straight path through the woods (Horse-Shoe Trail at Crow's Nest)

Crow’s Nest: Another kind of trail

March 28, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. If you’re looking for a different kind of experience at Crow’s Nest, let me suggest a stroll on the Horse-Shoe…

An orange tractor with a brush hog in a meadow.

Mariton: Spring Ritual

March 24, 2022

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Every March, I brush hog Meadows #1, #2, and #3 at Mariton.  This project occurs sometime between St. Patrick’s Day…

a small yellowish-green frog is perched on a wet green leaf

a little water. a lot of wildlife.

March 11, 2022

If you visit the wetland areas of Hildacy Preserve (and many of our other properties) this time of year, you’ll be greeted by a chorus…

Aerial view of Chief's Grove, meadow, and forest as ice storm clears

Crow’s Nest: Ice and Spring

February 25, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I always kick myself if we have a beautiful snowfall or ice storm and I don’t try to get photos.…

A walnut tree trunk where a branch was pruned grows new trunk tissue

Crow’s Nest: Proper pruning

February 23, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. At Natural Lands preserves we try to showcase best management practices for land stewardship, and that includes using proper pruning…

Volunteers posing in front of a hedgerow they helped clear of invasive shrubs and vines

Crow’s Nest: Winter projects

February 4, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It has been a cold winter so far and that helps us get certain work done. Being bundled up in…