By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’ve seen and discussed what the introduced insect, emerald ash borer (for short, EAB; Agrilus planipennis) can do to individual ash…
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, 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. Many of us won’t be watching firework displays in person this year due to Covid-19—but there are alternatives! Sunrise and…
