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A male Bluebird eating a caterpillar on a fencepost.

2021 Nest Box Report

January 21, 2022

by Tim Burris, Wildlife Management Coordinator Time to look back at the 2021 Nest Box season. I often interchange the terms nest boxes with Bluebird…

Black birch worked by woodpeckers.

Mariton: The Upside

January 12, 2022

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I’m a bit of an optimist and a pragmatist.  Afterall my parents belonged to the Greatest Generation.  They survived the…

Closeup of a variety of Daikon radish, a cucumber-like bulb emerging from the ground toward the sky

Crow’s Nest: Consider the radish

January 7, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. You may have noticed crop strips at Crow’s Nest with these odd, bulbous roots poking out of the ground. Some…

Mariton: Historical Precipitation Thoughts

January 4, 2022

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was watching the weather forecast recently and the meteorologist showed the month’s calendar with the days colored red for…

Road disappearing into the distance at sunset with bare forest trees high above

Crow’s Nest: Quiet Places virtual preserve walks

January 3, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Recently preserve visitor Kim Hoopes shared walking videos of Crow’s Nest Preserve posted on her QuietPlaces YouTube channel. They’re each about…

Christmas ferns amongst brown leaves in a forest.

Mariton: Other Evergreens

December 24, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager At this time around the Winter Solstice and Christmas we often think of evergreens.  With so many years at Mariton…

A turkey positioning itself in a tree.

Mariton: Turkey memories

December 22, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager While writing the recent blog about turkey populations, I recalled several incidents I’ve had with turkeys over the years.  We…