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A yellow meadow surrounded by trees in a winter landscape.

Crow’s Nest: February projects

February 9, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’ve had an unusually busy winter, and we haven’t even had the frozen ground needed to mow our meadows yet.…

Close up of bark on a tree in a winter forest

Mariton: Cracked Mud Bark

February 5, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I grew up where there was a lot of clay in the soil. When our mud puddles dried out, the…

Close up of tree bark in the winter.

Mariton: Chunky Bark

January 26, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager First, let me say that there is a lot of variation in tree bark.  Of course, there is variation between…

Close up of tree bark during the winter

Mariton: Tree Bark

January 22, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Last winter I wrote a few Field Notes about different trees and their bark.  I plan to continue that series…

A flying squirrel in a nest box.

Mariton: Flying Squirrel Encounter

January 19, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was checking the trails during a still morning with heavy fog recently.  As I walked, a large oak leaf…

make a resolution with nature.

January 13, 2020

It’s January, which means that the gyms are packed and hearts are full of motivation to make big changes this year. Some of the most…

Crow's Nest perennial garden guide 2020 page one

Crow’s Nest: 50 Flowers

January 11, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Collage of images prepared by Aubrey Smith. Photos courtesy North Creek Nurseries. Visitors enjoy the native perennial gardens around our visitor…

An old man and a young girl smile while holding hands sitting in wooden chairs indoors.

happy 100th birthday Paul! 

January 10, 2020

Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to one of our oldest friends, Paul Felton, who is 100 years old this month!  Paul has…

Mariton: Navigation

January 9, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I recently finished reading Super Navigators by David Barrie.  It looked at the navigational capabilities of creatures as small as…