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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…

Crow’s Nest: Ash Tree Management Update

August 15, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve started the next step of ash tree management to reduce the number of ash trees along our roads before…

Crow’s Nest: Brutal Summer

August 14, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager This summer has been really brutal. I’m not sure we’ve set any record highs, but it has been consistently, brutally…

Crow’s Nest Camp Week Five

August 13, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The fifth week of summer camp is over; the summer was a whirl of activity. I enjoy hanging out with…

Mariton: July Showers

August 4, 2016

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager The yearly precipitation deficit was drawn down during July at Mariton. I recorded 8.80 inches of rain for July.  The…

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Four

August 2, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Kids in the 3rd and 4th grade camp rebuilt the canopy community that has been built and unbuilt at each…