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Close up of a brown patterned butterfly with its wings folded almost closed resting on the dirt ground

Mariton: Butterfly Fields Forever

June 10, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus, Volunteer Butterfly Walks started with hot steamy weather.  Good for butterflies, tough on the watchers.  Little…

a small brown and white bird perched on a log

bettering our bird abode.

June 9, 2021

Last year, Natural Lands received $20,000 from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to study and improve habitat at Bear Creek Preserve for three species of…

Aerial photo of a circular copse of trees surrounded by a meadow

an approach of gratitude.

June 8, 2021

Crow’s Nest Preserve Manager Dan Barringer isn’t sure of the history of Chief’s Grove, a scenic point located in the northern half of the preserve.…

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.…