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Students gathered behind pile of trash they collected

Crow’s Nest: JROTC volunteer cleanup

May 12, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Last week students from Owen J. Roberts’ Junior ROTC program put in an afternoon of work doing more cleanup at…

Bladder-like flower of pink ladies' slipper

Crow’s Nest: May flowers in April

April 28, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Now is the time to get to the preserve for peak spring wildflowers. Many are running 1 – 2 weeks…

Maroon 3-petaled flower of wild ginger growing along the ground under the leaves

Crow’s Nest wildflower walk recap

April 17, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We had a lovely Hepatica Hike on Saturday. The rain held off and we saw all the flowers on our…

Bloodroot wildflower

Crow’s Nest: Abundance of spring wildflowers

April 10, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Spring ephemeral wildflowers are abundant now. Among the earliest is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) which opens up on sunny days to…

A dark red sign reads: "pollinator meadow in progress, please pardon our appearance" and it's in a dry meadow with blue sky above.

pollinator meadows in progress.

April 7, 2023

Insects are the foundation of all life on Earth, and pollinators are especially vital. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 80 percent of the…

Prescribed fire in progress at Crow's Nest Preserve

Rx fire at Crow’s Nest Preserve

March 26, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On the first day of Spring this year we held a small prescribed fire of a meadow at Crow’s Nest…