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Crow’s Nest: Welcome, Riley!

October 4, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We welcome Riley Clark-Long to Crow’s Nest as our long-term intern in Land Stewardship and Environmental Education. He’ll work here…

Mariton: Gnats, Cars and Jets

September 30, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Gnats are bad again this fall. I spend enough time outdoors to have gotten used to them.  If they are…

Crow’s Nest: Metamorphosis

September 28, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Of course we knew this monarch butterfly would emerge while we were away over the weekend, we’d been counting the…

Yet Another Reason to Stay on Trails

September 27, 2016

by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager You already know that staying on the trails and keeping pets leashed helps protect wildlife. You may not have…

Mariton: Oh, How They Grow

September 23, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The photos of these two fawns were taken by the trail camera about 2 months apart.  They may not be…

Crow’s Nest: Sleepy snake

September 12, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s Monday morning; maybe you’re not the only one trying to sleep in? This garter snake was found snoozing in the…

Green Hills: Rain garden grows

September 10, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Despite a lack of rain, the rain garden is doing well at Green Hills Preserve. It was just planted this…

Mariton: Another Dry Month

September 2, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager August was yet another dry month this year. At Mariton, I recorded 2.02 inches of rain for the month.  The…

Crow’s Nest: Critter Cam

September 1, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I left the wildlife camera out for five more months and it captured 1,500 photos. I hadn’t meant to let…

Happy Centennial, National Park Service!

August 25, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Today the National Park Service celebrates 100 years, and (like the PBS documentary suggests) I think it is America’s Best Idea. These breathtaking…