By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Yes, the weather’s been frightful outside (until yesterday and today, at least) but the walking has still been good at…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Today the power has been going out intermittently and there’s a lot of ice on the trees—so be careful out…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Photos by Pete Smyrl. You may have read elsewhere on the internet about the edible scat samplers that we sell…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We’re still working on alleviating the short-term effects of the devastating Emerald Ash Borer. We’ve taken an inventory of 223…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We had an incredible volunteer day at Crow’s Nest today, a group of enthusiastic folks cutting vines and invasive shrubs…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On this blog we don’t talk much about trees that are not native to our region (unless they are also…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. A couple weeks ago I attended a workshop on regenerative grazing that was sponsored by PASA, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) is a beautiful tree that we love at Crow’s Nest. Also called tupelo, this is the…