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A wooden post with a trail sign next to a trail through the woods.

Crow’s Nest: A new year, a new look

January 1, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This isn’t a major change, but we’ve added several new directional signs along our trails to provide visitors with a…

Mariton: Egg on my Face

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I was wrong.  I’ll say it again.  It seems like a good way to start a New Year.  I was…

Crow’s Nest: How time flies!

December 27, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Can you believe that this weblog has been going for 15 years? I can’t, really. Here’s a photo that was in…

A leashed dog walks along a trail surrounded by tall brown grass .

Crow’s Nest: Get Outside!

December 23, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Yes, the weather’s been frightful outside (until yesterday and today, at least) but the walking has still been good at…

Ice covered branches of bare trees in a winter forest.

Mariton: Birches

December 19, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager One of my favorite Robert Frost poems is Birches.  When I went outside Wednesday morning I looked down the hill…

Crow’s Nest: A welcoming

December 18, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Photo provided by the family. It is with great joy that we share the news that Assistant Manager of Crow’s…

Three people in winter clothing in the foreground build a bridge out of wood and metal in front of a meadow and trees. Two people in the background look on standing in front of a pile of neatly stacked supplies.

Building Bridges at Bryn Coed Preserve

We’re building bridges at Bryn Coed Preserve!   The week before Thanksgiving, two unassembled bridges arrived at Bryn Coed Preserve. Over the next week staff…

Ice covers the stems of plants in a winter field.

Mariton: Freezing Rain

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I’ve been enthralled with ice since I was a little boy.  As a grown man freezing rain is still beautiful,…

A road leads through a forest of icy trees.

Crow’s Nest: An icy forest

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Today the power has been going out intermittently and there’s a lot of ice on the trees—so be careful out…