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A stone pathway next to a wooden bench with a building and forest in the background.

Crow’s Nest: A new place to contemplate nature

December 5, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We added this bench to the preserve yesterday, an oak slab mounted beside the walkway to the visitor center, adjacent…

Winterberry holly growing in a forest with a stone building in the background.

Crow’s Nest – Plants we love: Winterberry holly

December 2, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I’ve written about how much I like winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) enough times that some of the links are lost…

Looking up into the colorful canopy of an autumn forest.

Mariton: Everyone Loves A Parade

November 11, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager There is something mesmerizing about watching leaves fall in the forest. It is as magical as watching clouds sail, or…

Crow’s Nest: November isn’t all gray and brown…

November 10, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’re definitely past peak for fall color of our trees around here, with just some of the oaks on the…

Mariton: The Other Primary Color

November 6, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This morning I put on my rubber boots and full rain gear to take a walk. I suddenly realized how…

Mariton: Bird Attractants

November 3, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. We saw a lot of birds on Tuesday’s Nature Walk. Whenever we saw birds they were…

Mariton: Color Retrospective

November 1, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. Last week I showed two photos that Carole had taken of the same Red Maple (Acer…

Mariton: What could cap Cedar Waxwings and Bluebirds?

October 31, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photos by Carole Mebus. We had an unbelievable day for our last October Walk. The sky was cobalt, and the…

Mariton: Tree Growth or Fungus?

October 29, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Photo by Carole Mebus. On last week’s Nature Walk we found this interesting growth on a Sassafras Tree. No one…

Crow’s Nest: Marbled Orbweaver

October 28, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Hikers from the Blue Mountain Eagle Climbing Club gathered at Crow’s Nest on Sunday for a guided hike and found…

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