Crow’s Nest: Another kind of trail March 28, 2022By 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…
Mariton: Spring Ritual March 24, 2022by 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 little water. a lot of wildlife. March 11, 2022If 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…
Crow’s Nest: A Big Night, but not a Very Big Night March 8, 2022By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Last night was certainly warm enough, and it had rained a little during the day, and a storm threatened to…
Crow’s Nest: Ice and Spring February 25, 2022By 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.…
Crow’s Nest: Proper pruning February 23, 2022By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. At Natural Lands preserves we try to showcase best management practices for land stewardship, and that includes using proper pruning…
Crow’s Nest: Winter projects February 4, 2022By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It has been a cold winter so far and that helps us get certain work done. Being bundled up in…
living a Natural Lands life January 22, 2022“Good grief! Almost 101 and still growing trees!” Those were the words that Paul Felton wrote to us in February of 2021, just six months…
2021 Nest Box Report January 21, 2022by Tim Burris, Wildlife Management Coordinator Time to look back at the 2021 Nest Box season. I often interchange the terms nest boxes with Bluebird…
Crow’s Nest: Looking forward to summer January 20, 2022By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. About this time of year I start thinking about cabin fever and want to post photos of the bounty of…