By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. So over the weekend I was browsing Backpacker magazine (March 2018), dreaming about hikes in far away landscapes, the kind…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. These aren’t the easy days of spring, summer and fall. I enjoy those days while they are here knowing that…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I was happy to see how many people braved the cold on New Year’s day to participate in “First Day”…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I have been happy to see so many people enjoying the outdoors at our preserves this autumn. It hasn’t been…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Photos by Molly Smyrl and Daniel Barringer. So we hung the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture spotted lanternfly poster (“Check your Gear”)…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We found our first spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) here just a few weeks ago, and previously hadn’t seen any of…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. This has been a particularly good year for caterpillars, it seems. Or perhaps I have seen more because I spend much…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Yesterday we created a new hedgerow from scratch along Harmonyville Road, on the only remaining stretch that didn’t already have…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It’s a beautiful time of year as our farmer brings in the corn. As the combine collects the kernels the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Drawings by Aubrey Smith. We have new native wildflower gardens around the addition to the visitor center barn. Assistant Preserve…