By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This is a gorgeous time of year for us, the second major peak of wildflowers after the spring ephemerals. There…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. When you see this yellow “flagging” of leaves at the tips of branches on black walnut trees (Juglans nigra), take…

By Daniel Barringer. Photos by Deb Beer. As promised, here are photos of the bog boardwalk and footbridge being built. You’ve already seen the final…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. To be clear, we’re talking about the plant here, common mullein, Verbascum thapsus. It’s not native, it’s not usually planted, and like…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I’ve long been accustomed to telling people that we don’t have any tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) here at Crow’s Nest Preserve.…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We have been caring for a new pair of Jersey calves at Crow’s Nest, where they will be helping us…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Many of us won’t be watching firework displays in person this year due to Covid-19—but there are alternatives! Sunrise and…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. While I’m not nuts about high heat, humidity, or insects swarming or biting, I do love summer. It’s an easy…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. While walking the dog after work today I noticed several of my favorite flowers in bloom along the trails. Above,…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I’m always giving thought to how we don’t want to build more infrastructure than we can maintain—boardwalks and bridges, benches,…