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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: 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)…

A close up of an eastern coyote with its lush brown fur and golden eyes

call of the wild. eastern coyotes in our neighborhoods.

May 17, 2023

It’s dusk at Natural Lands’ Gwynedd Preserve. The sun has just dipped below the horizon and the sky is the color of the pinkish-purple Echinacea…

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…

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…

A watercolor and ink illustration of a man in a blue shirt walking through a green forest holding hands with a small bear.

Permanent Preservation of 100 Acres of Old-growth Forest

April 1, 2023

MEDIA, Pa., April 1, 2023 – Natural Lands announced today the successful preservation of 100 acres of old-growth forest through a conservation easement. A survey…

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…

Two people in protective fire gear working in a natural landscape on a prescribed burn.

medicinal use of prescribed fire on preserves.

March 24, 2023

The day after the spring equinox, a group of preserve managers and other stewardship staff gathered at our Gwynedd Preserve, located in North Wales, PA,…

Picture of a book, Wild Philly, by Mile Welbacher, published by Timber Press isn 2023.

A new guide to Wild Philly

March 8, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manger. One of these days I’ll write about books on my night table again, or write about podcasts I listen to while…

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