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Mariton: Seventy Years of History

March 27, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager It was 70 years ago this year the Mary and Antonio Guerrero (Mariton’s founders and namesakes) purchased the first parcel…

Mariton: Field Management

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager This week I mowed the fields at Mariton.  My management protocol is timed to optimize benefits for wildlife.  During the…

Crow’s Nest: Sounds of Spring

March 22, 2014

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager You still have to search a bit to see signs of spring… red maples are starting to bloom and skunk…

Conservation Easement Monitoring Progress

March 19, 2014

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’re nearing the end of our easement monitoring season, after a long hiatus while the land was under deep snow.…

Mariton: Spring Break is Relative

March 18, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Two of my friends visited over the weekend to escape winter .  As you ponder their sanity, you have to put…

Crow’s Nest: Up on the hill

March 13, 2014

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager After work yesterday my son Owen wanted to go exploring on the hill across from the house. It was beautiful…

Enjoy Winter! The Core of the Matter.

February 26, 2014

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I have outlined ways to keep our extremities (feet, head, and hands) warm during the winter in this series.  However,…

Crow’s Nest: The wildlife camera

February 23, 2014

Posted by Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve set up a motion-sensing camera in the woods here for a few months, and I am gradually getting…

Crow’s Nest: Spring is coming…

February 15, 2014

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager If I recall correctly our magazine editor put out a request last year for more photos of the preserves in…

Crow’s Nest: More snow & ice

February 8, 2014

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The eastern red cedar behind the visitor center was the first casualty of the storm. Snow broke half of it…