By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager This is the first time in 20 years of meadow mowing that I have done winter mowing of meadows when…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Last night’s snow left us with some pretty spectacular scenery. The springhouse nestles in the valley, below. This oak-leaf hydrangea…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The first parcels of Crow’s Nest Preserve were donated to Natural Lands Trust in 1991, so this year we’re celebrating…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The other day the Roamers Club came for a hike here and we found this freshly-chewed ash tree along the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve had a number of oaks die this summer, and other species that appear to have succumbed to the drought.…

By Daniel Barringer    Photo by Pete Smyrl It is with great sadness that we share the news that Frank Hartung—Farmer Frank at Crow’s Nest—has…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It may be cooling down but it’s not winter yet! Here a spotted salamander is hanging out on some leaves…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Of course we knew this monarch butterfly would emerge while we were away over the weekend, we’d been counting the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s Monday morning; maybe you’re not the only one trying to sleep in? This garter snake was found snoozing in the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I left the wildlife camera out for five more months and it captured 1,500 photos. I hadn’t meant to let…