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…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve started the next step of ash tree management to reduce the number of ash trees along our roads before…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager A favorite plant here on the preserve is buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalis. It’s ball-shaped flower clusters are striking and their nectar is…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We don’t think about xeriscaping much in the East—but perhaps we should. Honestly, it takes me back to my urban…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We were excited this week to host a group of students exploring land and water issues as they travel down…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’ve been busy on many projects at Crow’s Nest and Green Hills and haven’t had much time to catch up…