By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager It’s that time of year! We’re busy visiting the lands that we hold under conservation easement. It’s not all a…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I have been reading Marcia Bonta’s column “The Naturalist’s Eye” in Pennsylvania Game News for many years to gain insight into…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager While on a holiday break this week my family visited the Philly Photo Arts Center in Philadelphia, where I had…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager This isn’t the first time we’ve done tree plantings in December… but it’s certainly not something we can do every…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager On those days when it isn’t foggy it can also be glorious. This morning’s light only lasted a few minutes,…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager As part of the ongoing landscaping of the newly-renovated Jacob house at Crow’s Nest Preserve I am adding organic matter…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager There’s something peaceful about tending our livestock in the early mornings and late afternoons. (The cattle is used for a specific…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager We’re a little late to the party (last of the preserves to build a new information kiosk) but our new…

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager If you’ve been to the preserve lately you may notice a couple more new stumps. Last week we removed eight…