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Curving branches over the water in a winter forest.

Crow’s Nest: Some very good news!

March 25, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We can all use some good news right now, so here are a couple conservation success stories. I’ve been waiting…

Mariton: Tuliptrees and White Ash

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. I am returning to looking at tree bark.  I‘ve “elected to withdraw from the race” of Trail Cam photos.  I…

Crow’s Nest: More trail cam footage

March 22, 2020

I hesitate to sign my name to this one, but here’s a trail camera photo submitted and authenticated by Crow’s Nest Educator Molly Smyrl. I…

A cocyote moves across a snow covered forest.

Mariton: We Have Coyotes Too

March 20, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by the “trail camera” Game on Dan and Alec!  However, I’ve seen our colleague’s (Lee Shull’s) hand and he…

A coyote walks across a fallen tree over a stream at night.

Crow’s Nest: Coyote

March 19, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Trail camera photos by Alec Moloznik. Hey, Tim. I see your red fox photos (very nice!) and raise you a…

A fox walks across a forest.

Mariton: Red Foxes

March 18, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by the “trail camera”. I cancelled the April Movie Night:  Fox Tales as part of our Coronavirus response.  Recently…

A group of people work on a trail. One person pours dirt from a bucket.

Trail Renovation at Willisbrook Preserve 

March 12, 2020

Early on a misty morning, five volunteers and eight staff members gathered to give the yellow trail at Willisbrook Preserve a much-needed makeover. This mile–long…

Sassafras trees in a winter forest.

Mariton: Living Sculptures

March 9, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager At Mariton, Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees tend to follow the sun more than other trees.  Like a field of sunflowers…