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Close up of milkweed blooms.

Crow’s Nest: Glorious Summer

June 30, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Summer is a glorious time at Crow’s Nest for wildflowers and butterflies. We have a couple species of milkweed in…

Indian Pipe blooming on the forest floor.

Mariton: What are these things?

June 29, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are blooming in the woods at Mariton.  These wonderful white plants are really amazing.  These are…

Native Rhododendron blooming in the sunshine.

Mariton: Rhododendrons are in Bloom

June 28, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. Mariton’s Rhododendrons (Rhododendron maximum) are blooming right now.  These are the native Rhododendron.  If you are…

A double rainbow shimmers over a green field.

Crow’s Nest: More rainbows

June 18, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Just a reminder, with all the rain comes rainbows! Read into that as much as you’d like. While we’ve had…

A sunny garden in an urban setting.

Community Gardens Day

June 17, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This weekend Owen and I went to visit community gardens in Philadelphia as part of Community Gardens Day. The annual…

A Bluebird Dad with his kids in a nestbox.

Mariton: Happy Father’s Day

June 16, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. There is a lot of variation amongst bird species as to how much support the male provides when raising their…

Mariton: Many Colored Coat

June 15, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. In the spring people often tell me about deer that look sickly. After a couple of questions, I can usually…

A Hackberry Emperor with outspread wings.

Mariton: Butterfly Walks

June 13, 2019

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager.  Photos by Carole Mebus. We saw a good diversity of butterflies on Tuesday’s walk. Our weekly Bird Walks are over…

A wooden fence around a trail.

Crow’s Nest: Photo roundup

June 10, 2019

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Spring has gone by so quickly I haven’t had time to organize, much less look at, photos I’ve been taking.…