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Bloodroot wildflower

Crow’s Nest: Abundance of spring wildflowers

April 10, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Spring ephemeral wildflowers are abundant now. Among the earliest is bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) which opens up on sunny days to…

Prescribed fire in progress at Crow's Nest Preserve

Rx fire at Crow’s Nest Preserve

March 26, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On the first day of Spring this year we held a small prescribed fire of a meadow at Crow’s Nest…

Picture of a book, Wild Philly, by Mile Welbacher, published by Timber Press isn 2023.

A new guide to Wild Philly

March 8, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manger. One of these days I’ll write about books on my night table again, or write about podcasts I listen to while…

Dandelion-like flowers of coltsfoot in early spring

Crow’s Nest: What’s blooming now?

March 3, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It’s early in the year but spring is upon us. The landscape is still muted in color but there are…

Replica animal scat made from chocolate and other ingredients

Crow’s Nest: Scat Lab

January 27, 2023

By Molly Smyrl, Environmental Educator. How do you get a group of High School students excited to learn about animal scat? By having them make…

Early morning landscape of trees, meadow, and fog at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: On humility

January 13, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We like to think of ourselves as experts, and that we’re pretty good at what we do. But I am…

A woodfrog emerges from the water surrounded by brown leaves.

Crow’s Nest: What’s that sound?

January 10, 2023

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. We tend to talk most about the sights on the preserve, but there is so much more to experience. Since I…