By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Happy Earth Day! I hope you get out to enjoy nature wherever you are. Crow’s Nest is a good place…

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…

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…

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…

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…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I know you’re probably tired of winter; maybe you’ve seen enough snow. But just think: pretty soon it will be…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Photo by Christina Queen. Preserve neighbor and Force of Nature volunteer Christina Queen captured this photo of a Barred Owl (Strix varia)…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’re due for some summer photos of wildflowers, but before we get to that, enjoy these winter scenes from the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It may look like a scene of destruction at the moment, but we’re basically at the end of an effort…