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Yellow and black wildflowers interspersed with pale purple wildflowers

Crow’s Nest: Crop field buffers blooming

July 22, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Last year we planted buffer strips of native wildflowers around some of the farm fields. Our farmer paid for the seed…

Aerial photo of a circular copse of trees surrounded by a meadow

an approach of gratitude.

June 8, 2021

Crow’s Nest Preserve Manager Dan Barringer isn’t sure of the history of Chief’s Grove, a scenic point located in the northern half of the preserve.…

a wooden boardwalk over a calm stream with woodland greenery on both banks

Crow’s Nest: Creek Trail improvements

May 30, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The seasonally-muddy Creek Trail has gotten a lot easier to hike. Yes, this weekend parts are under water as French…

a peaceful garden scene with various blooming perennial plants with a stone wall in the background as well as several understory trees

Crow’s Nest: A Yellowwood Tribute

May 29, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Today we lost a specimen tree that has been appreciated by many preserve visitors: the yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea), likely the…

close up of pale yellow, tubular flowers with lime green foliage

Crow’s Nest: Peak spring bloom

May 5, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. As is often the case, I’ve fallen behind on providing an update on spring blooms. It’s a wonderful sight and…

A close up of the white blossoms and green foliage of bloodroot emerging from the forest floor

Crow’s Nest: What’s blooming now?

April 16, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The spring wildflower season is underway and it would be a full time job to keep up with what’s happening—but…

A man in fire gear lights a fire in the dried meadow grasses with a flame torch. In the background, there is a controlled fire and a pick up truck

Crow’s Nest: Prescribed fire 2021

March 24, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We held our first prescribed fire of the year—or rather in two years—at Crow’s Nest yesterday. The meadows scheduled for last…

A shallow stream winds through the woods with mossy rocks and ferns

Crow’s Nest: Spring on the scene

March 21, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Now that the yellow-spotted salamanders and wood frogs have crossed local roads to get to vernal pools, the sounds of…

close up of an orange Canada lily bloom in the sun with green foliage and a green backdrop

Crow’s Nest: Spring is coming…

March 8, 2021

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Ok, it may not feel like it yet, but it might later this week! Here are a few summer photos…