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 Yesterday was our official move-in day to the new addition to our visitor center barn at Crow’s Nest. Above, the…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s alway difficult to predict exactly when “peak” fall color will occur, but things are looking pretty nice right now.…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager  Photographs by Jo-An Rechtin and Greg George A field ecology class taught by Laura George at Owen J. Roberts Senior…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We welcome Riley Clark-Long to Crow’s Nest as our long-term intern in Land Stewardship and Environmental Education. He’ll work here…

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…