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 Today the National Park Service celebrates 100 years, and (like the PBS documentary suggests) I think it is America’s Best Idea. These breathtaking…

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 This summer has been really brutal. I’m not sure we’ve set any record highs, but it has been consistently, brutally…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The fifth week of summer camp is over; the summer was a whirl of activity. I enjoy hanging out with…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Kids in the 3rd and 4th grade camp rebuilt the canopy community that has been built and unbuilt at each…

By Daniel Barringer    Photos by Pete Smyrl We’ve had a full schedule of camps, with a couple weeks to go! The youngest age group…

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  Photos by Pete Smyrl Our second week of camp, for 4th and 5th graders, was also a huge success. It’s always amazing…