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Young owls in a nest box stare up at the camera with wide yellow eyes

nest box time lapse.

December 13, 2020

Eastern Screech Owls live in our region year round. A cavity-nesting species, they readily take up residence in man-made nest boxes like the ones in-stalled…

A stone farmhouse covered in stucco with a stone retaining wall. In the foreground are yellow goldenrod blooms

new life for the Ralston house.

December 9, 2020

A visit to Bryn Coed Preserve is a picture postcard of the best of Chester County: rolling woodlands, meadows, and farm fields stretch for miles.…

gratitude for the good things.

December 7, 2020

Dr. Sandra Andersson and her husband, Russ, have fallen in love. With open space. All it took was a pandemic. Last December, they ventured out…

A woodland path with green foliage and trees on either side with a small string of outdoor lights on the right side

Crow’s Nest: Your first visit

November 22, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I think it’s safe to say that all Natural Lands preserves’ staff sweat over making sure people have a good…

A stone wall with a low shrub featuring foliage turning flame yellow in the autumn

Crow’s Nest plants we love: Fothergilla

November 12, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It is difficult to imagine a single plant with better fall color than this fothergilla, or witch-alder. I hesitate to…

Large boulders with ferns and bare trees in the background

Crow’s Nest: Scary stuff

October 31, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the event here’s a photo from the woods for you to consider. What do…

Several downed mature trees laying on the forest with smaller, bare trees around them.

Mariton: This Day in Weather History

October 29, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There has been some exciting weather on October 29. Today we are getting a rain leftover from Hurricane Zeta, but…

colorful drawing version of a map of Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest Preserve: cool hikes

October 21, 2020

the Beech Woods how to get there: Take the Yellow Trail from the bottom of the parking lot to where it splits with the Red…