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a close up inside a bluebird nest box of the nest made from dried grasses and two blue eggs

Mariton: New Nest Box Activity

April 21, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Activity is gearing up in the nest boxes.  The season is still early, but there were new developments this week. …

A close up of the white blossoms and green foliage of bloodroot emerging from the forest floor

Crow’s Nest: What’s blooming now?

April 16, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The spring wildflower season is underway and it would be a full time job to keep up with what’s happening—but…

Mariton: Button Bucks

April 12, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Like most people, I am fascinated by White-tailed Deer.  As a kid, when deer were less abundant, I was just…

Mariton: First Quarter Precipitation

April 8, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I enjoy reviewing Mariton’s precipitation records.  The first three months of the year ended with more precipitation than average, and…

a closeup of an orange jewelweed bloom and green foliage with droplets of water on the leaves

Renaming Native Wildflowers 

April 1, 2021

Media, PA., April, 2021 – Natural Lands announced today it will partner with the North American Botanical Project to rename and rebrand the common names…

Color photo of a white-tailed deer in the snow from a trail camera

Mariton: Simple yet complex

March 27, 2021

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager People (including me) often talk about a white-tailed deer’s “gray winter coat” and “red summer coat”.  That is the simplistic…

A man in fire gear lights a fire in the dried meadow grasses with a flame torch. In the background, there is a controlled fire and a pick up truck

Crow’s Nest: Prescribed fire 2021

March 24, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We held our first prescribed fire of the year—or rather in two years—at Crow’s Nest yesterday. The meadows scheduled for last…

A shallow stream winds through the woods with mossy rocks and ferns

Crow’s Nest: Spring on the scene

March 21, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Now that the yellow-spotted salamanders and wood frogs have crossed local roads to get to vernal pools, the sounds of…

A bright summer landscape of a green meadow with a forest in the distance under a blue sky with fuffy clouds.

Story of The Creek

March 15, 2021

Last week, we received an email from Owen Loustau, a 17-year-old resident of southeastern Chester County. “I am really interested in the ways that your…