by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I checked the flying squirrel (Glaucomyus volans) boxes recently. Back in October I found that mice were living in both…
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager As 2021 begins, I want to look back at 2020’s precipitation records. The precipitation recorded for November and December at…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We define Stewardship differently at Natural Lands than most other land trusts. For most, it means monitoring lands on which…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The significant snow has been cleared from driveways and walkways, and I sprinkled new gravel over the snow left in…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. As you may have noticed we’ve been very aggressive about removing ash trees along our roadsides, starting even before the…
Stroud Water Research Center (Stroud Center) and Rodale Institute are conducting a six-year project to compare the influence of farming practices on soil health, crop…
This past summer, our land stewardship staff completed the largest restoration project in Crow’s Nest Preserve’s history. It started with a “nudge” from Mother Nature.…
