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…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We finished seeding and unrolling erosion control mats today following the regrading of the terrain where our pond used to…
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…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It’s 3:30 in the morning and I’ve just finished reading Richard Powers’ novel The Overstory. When I told a preserve…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Molly Smyrl has scheduled our spring programs after having completed a winter session with no snow… which means no sledding!…
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…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Aerial photo by Steve Eisenhauer. When we burn a meadow to manage habitat for grassland species, we don’t expect the…
