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Sunset over dome tents in a field at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Schuylkill Acts & Impacts 2023

July 23, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We welcomed back this summer a group we are always excited to host: students from Schuylkill Acts & Impacts, an…

Crow’s Nest Camp 2023 Week Two

July 19, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Kids entering 4th and 5th grades this fall enjoyed the second week of camp we offered at Crow’s Nest this…

Crow's Nest Camp kids posing for a photo

Crow’s Nest Camp Week One 2023

July 7, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Last week we had an enthusiastic bunch of 6th graders attend camp at Crow’s Nest Preserve. This is the start…

People of the Park

July 3, 2023

People of the Park is a project that celebrates the stories of individuals who currently have an on going, personal connection with Tacony Creek Park…

Flowers of purple poppy-mallow splashed with rain

Whither the Weather? Guest Post by Tim Burris

June 23, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Now that we’ve had lots of rain in the last two weeks and rain is forecast for at least another…

Finished smooth gravel trail curving into the woods

Crow’s Nest: Eagle Scout project on Creek Trail

June 12, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Do you know know that section of the Creek Trail where you have to pick your way across stepping stones,…

A groupd of people roast marshmellows on a fire outdoors at night

A NextGen Summer

May 31, 2023

Natural Lands’ NextGen Council invites folks in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to connect with us this summer. Enjoy fun, outdoor activities for families and…

Aerial view of dry turf with outline of a building foundation in dormant grass

Crow’s Nest: Patterns on the land, or, how dry is it?

May 27, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’re experiencing an extremely dry month of May. Plant growth is slowing and turf is beginning to go summer dormant…

Crow’s Nest: Welcome Kate Viveiros

May 25, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We are pleased to welcome Kate Viveiros as the Summer Intern in Lands Stewardship at Crow’s Nest. Kate is a…

Crow’s Nest: Late frost and sensitive fern

May 20, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We usually consider May 15 to be our last likely frost date, but this year (early Thursday morning May 18)…

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