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A Blue Headed Vireo perches among a thick network of branches.

Mariton: Blue-headed Vireo

October 8, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. On Tuesday, we came across a small flock of Blue-headed Vireos.  This individual stayed still for…

Mariton: A Yard Experiment

October 3, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager In the spring I released a section of the lawn and let the grass grow tall.  It is an area…

Two volunteers works with hand tools on a wooden boardwalk

building boardwalks. (not bored.)

September 28, 2020

Volunteers jumped at the chance to help Natural Lands staff build a boardwalk at our ChesLen Preserve on September 24. They wielded hammers, drills, and…

A green feild with a forest in the background

Crow’s Nest: Opening a window

September 20, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Many plants grow very well here; we are fortunate for that. Some of our land stewardship, pruning and weeding, I think…

A natural summer landscape with a meadow and a large tree on the left side with sun shining through it's branches.

supporter shout out.

September 16, 2020

It’s a challenging time and we are extra appreciative of the businesses and organizations across the region that support us. These entities—through contributions of time…

Fungi growing on a log

Mariton: Dead Man’s Fingers

September 5, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It is a little early for Halloween, but I recently found a Dead Man’s Finger along the trail.  This is…

Mariton: Black Birches

September 3, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager A few years back I noticed some of the Black Birch (Betula lenta) trees were dying in Mariton’s forest.  There…

Sunlight streaming through the branches of the trees.

Crow’s Nest: What goes up…

August 29, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’ve had a challenging few weeks cleaning up from storms at the beginning of August. We cleaned up the trees…

A fallen tree in a natural setting.

Crow’s Nest: Hairy weather

August 7, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Something more than five inches of rain fell on Tuesday in only a few hours, resulting in what we think…