Field Notes

Browse by Type:

Time For Spring Cleaning

March 7, 2020

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Now is the time to clean out your Bluebird nest boxes.  I started checking Mariton’s boxes about a month…

A group of volunteers smile for the camera in a winter forest.

Mariton: More Vine Cutting

March 5, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton had another super group of volunteers this week cutting vines.  We have been making great progress in a section…

Wildflowers blooming in front of a wooden fence.

Crow’s Nest: Film left in the camera

February 23, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Ok, not actually film (though I still could do that). But I dug out the digital camera this week after not…

A close up of bark in winter on a tree

Mariton: Oak Bark

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The dominant oak species at Mariton are White Oak (Quercus alba), Red Oak (Q. rubra), Black Oak (Q. velutina), and…

A grey squirrel leaps across a meadow

Crow’s Nest: Trail camera roundup

February 22, 2020

By Daniel Barringer. Trail camera photos by Alec Moloznik. I put Alec in charge of maintaining our trail camera and he’s proven adept at choosing…

A sapling with a vine wrapped around it.

Mariton: Vine Cutting Impact

February 21, 2020

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Mariton had another session of invasive plant removal the other day – and once again I forgot to take any…

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…