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A dragonfly with clear wings and a brown and yellow body perched on a twig with green foliage in the background

Mariton: More Than Just Birds

June 6, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer. I love our nature walks!  We call them bird walks during May, but we look…

Close up of a cicada insect with brown and red coloring on green leaves

Mariton: To Be 17 Again

June 5, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Do you remember being 17 years old?  I remember turning 17 years old.  It was coincidently the same year that…

slightly blurry photo of a yellow bird looking up with its mouth open perched on a leafless branch

Mariton: A Fun Find

June 4, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer. We went to an old favorite for the Bird Club’s most recent walk.  We were…

a wooden boardwalk over a calm stream with woodland greenery on both banks

Crow’s Nest: Creek Trail improvements

May 30, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The seasonally-muddy Creek Trail has gotten a lot easier to hike. Yes, this weekend parts are under water as French…

a peaceful garden scene with various blooming perennial plants with a stone wall in the background as well as several understory trees

Crow’s Nest: A Yellowwood Tribute

May 29, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Today we lost a specimen tree that has been appreciated by many preserve visitors: the yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea), likely the…

A close up of a five black feathered baby birds in a nest of dried grasses inside a wooden nest box

Mariton: New Nest Box Activity

May 24, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is a lot to report from the nest boxes.  As you can see there is one brood of Eastern…

A small, fluffy bird with a yellowish breast and grayish brown head perches on a tree branch with sunshine behind it.

Mariton: Hitting the Road

May 22, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s bird group took a road trip to northern New Jersey for this week’s field trip.…

A person holding a can of fuel walks next to a fire line in a feild.

what is a prescribed burn?

May 17, 2021

Prescribed burns are an ancient land stewardship technique that mimics the process of natural wildfires. Many species (including native grasslands, oak-hickory forests, and serpentine barrens)…

A small bird with a brown and white speckled breast and brown wings tilts its head at the camera. It stands on the grassy ground.

Mariton: Migratory Bird Census

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton conducted its 29th Migratory Bird Census this past Saturday.  We tallied 49 species and 236…

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finding nature. finding yourself.

May 11, 2021

When the pandemic shut down her typical routine, Deedee McPeak started a journey through the Find Yourself Outside Challenge. Along the trail she found wildlife…