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A snowy woods with bare trees and a white springhouse

Crow’s Nest: Getting ready for snow

December 16, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The waiting for the snow storm makes me more anxious than the storm itself will. I think we’re ready: snowplow…

Three photos over time of an aerial view of a natural area where the pond was removed and the vegetation restored

(re)making a stream

December 14, 2020

This past summer, our land stewardship staff completed the largest restoration project in Crow’s Nest Preserve’s history. It started with a “nudge” from Mother Nature.…

A large tree with twisted trunk in front of a small parking lot with cars

Crow’s Nest: Online meeting of Wild Ones

December 9, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We had been planning to host meetings of a newly-forming local chapter of Wild Ones at the Crow’s Nest barn—and…

A woodland path with green foliage and trees on either side with a small string of outdoor lights on the right side

Crow’s Nest: Your first visit

November 22, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I think it’s safe to say that all Natural Lands preserves’ staff sweat over making sure people have a good…

A stone wall with a low shrub featuring foliage turning flame yellow in the autumn

Crow’s Nest plants we love: Fothergilla

November 12, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It is difficult to imagine a single plant with better fall color than this fothergilla, or witch-alder. I hesitate to…

Large boulders with ferns and bare trees in the background

Crow’s Nest: Scary stuff

October 31, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Happy Halloween! In the spirit of the event here’s a photo from the woods for you to consider. What do…

colorful drawing version of a map of Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest Preserve: cool hikes

October 21, 2020

the Beech Woods how to get there: Take the Yellow Trail from the bottom of the parking lot to where it splits with the Red…

A drone landscape view of autumn forests and feilds covered with a light frost.

Crow’s Nest: Peak fall color?

October 18, 2020

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We had a hard frost this morning, so that should speed along the fall color. We’d previously had a couple…