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Owl Box 2.0
By Mike Coll, Preserve Manager Shortly after writing about the success I was having with a Screech Owl box that I installed behind the springhouse…
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Crow’s Nest: the second goat rodeo
By Dan Barringer, Crow’s Nest Preserve Manager We moved goats Seamus and Duffy up the road on dog leashes a couple weeks ago to their…
Mariton: Family Squabble
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager I heard a ruckus while walking along the Woods Trail, and immediately started scanning the trees for raccoons. Two small…
Mariton: Nest Building
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager Three bluebird pairs have finished building their nests. If you compare the photo from last week, you will see there…
Crow’s Nest bloom dates
I just returned from a vacation in Nashville and was pleased to find that the season hadn’t advanced here too much while I was gone.…
Mariton: Dry Time
There is a lot of talk about how dry it has been. We ended March with 0.97″ of precipitation. My average at Mariton is 4.19…
Pet Peeve: Mylar Balloons
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager Nothing says: “I love you.” like remembering. A new baby, a birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, a retirement; all…
No Fish Story
by Tim Burris, Mariton Preserve Manager One of the GREAT natural resources in our back yard is the Delaware River. The longest (330 miles) un-dammed…
Mariton: Drink Your Tea-e-e-e-e
by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager (Photo by Carole Mebus) Maureen and I were away on vacation during those hot days (more on that in another…
Crow’s Nest: on baling twine…
You’ve heard the old expression, “…held together with baling twine”? Now I understand it. When you have livestock you have no shortage of bailing twine.…