We’ve had more rain than I could have imagined, and all the projects I had planned this week are thrown out the window. Yes, the…

  I was fortunate to be able to attend the Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Conference at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Co-sponsored…

At Crow’s Nest the downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens) is now blooming. I don’t think I’ve ever caught it in bloom before, only seen its…

The Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council is hosting an invasive plant conference August 3 & 4: Tools and Techniques for Mapping, Managing and Mending Invaded Lands…

Natural Lands Building Stewardship staff has spent a portion of the last couple weeks, every day above 90 degrees, on the roof of the Jacob…

Damselflies don’t sit still for long so when one does I have to share the photo…

The kids at camp have sharp eyes for the little critters that underpin the food web but usually go unnoticed. This is a Definite Tussock…

The kids at summer camp yesterday saw this beautiful moth, recently emerged from its cocoon. It’s a giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) whose caterpillar is…

Owen and I have now visited 14 of the 16 preserves listed in the Field Guide to Natural Lands Trust Preserves. This weekend we visited…

For a while I’ve wanted to have a chicken tractor—a portable pen for chickens moved every day—and since we now have chicks Denise has built…