By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. In May our family camped in southwestern Virginia, went to Trail Days in Damascus, and volunteered for a couple days…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Yes, we’ve “spotted” them now, the larvae of spotted lanternflies of which we first saw adults last September. They’re tiny—I…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This week trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens) is in bloom. It’s a tiny, dainty flower that you can see if you look…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Two barn owl boxes built by volunteer Art Zdancewic have been installed at Crow’s Nest and Green Hills. At Crow’s…
By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On Friday Natural Lands staff and volunteers were able to complete prescribed fires in two small meadows at Crow’s Nest:…