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Crow’s Nest: Walking to Mariton?

January 22, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. So over the weekend I was browsing Backpacker magazine (March 2018), dreaming about hikes in far away landscapes, the kind…

Mariton: Seed Bounty

January 11, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I took a walk last Friday, after Thursday’s snow. It was cold, but I was dressed for the weather, so…

Mariton: Winter Nest Box Maintenance

January 9, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. Tom Levendusky and I were recently doing some owl box maintenance just before owls get serious about nesting. I found…

Crow’s Nest: Working with the weather

January 7, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. These aren’t the easy days of spring, summer and fall. I enjoy those days while they are here knowing that…

Mariton: 2017 Precipitation Total

January 4, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager. As we conclude the 2017 calendar year it is time to look back on Mariton’s precipitation records. 2017 ended up…

Crow’s Nest: Signs in the snow

January 3, 2018

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I was happy to see how many people braved the cold on New Year’s day to participate in “First Day”…

Mariton: A Short Nap

January 2, 2018

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Animals sleep differently than humans. Our pets have the luxury of a safe haven which affords them deep sleeps.  Cats…

Crow’s Nest: Ash tree removals continue

December 8, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We have started the next round of ash tree removals at Crow’s Nest, taking down ones along the road that…

Hildacy: Great Crested Flycatchers

December 5, 2017

By Mike Coll, preserve manager One of my first projects when I became the manager of Hildacy Preserve was to install a Screech Owl nest…