Crow’s Nest: Spring is coming…

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 snow. Done. Let’s have a look at them in, say, August.

What we all need right now is some reassurance that there is more to life than day after day of blizzard conditions. Here you go, some random photos from the preserve archives:

Sure, the preserve is closed right now due to icy conditions in the parking area and walking around is difficult in knee deep snow. But spring is coming: the days are longer, birds are singing more, wildlife is beginning to show some signs of breeding behavior, and—perhaps this is my imagination—there is just a hint of spring in the air.