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Trees turning fall color at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: Fall Color? Yes!

October 12, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. If you’re wondering when to schedule your leaf-peeping, the answer is now. We’ve had our first frost (Sunday morning 10/9)…

A steep, wooded hillside

Crow’s Nest: Varied habitats

September 22, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. A few weeks ago I wrote about the highs and lows of the preserve—literally the altitudes that the land here…

A box turtle on a person's hand in the grass.

Crow’s Nest: Reptile Rendezvous

September 1, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. On Saturday, September 10, Dawn White from Indian Run Environmental Education Center will be coming by to talk about reptiles,…

Wooded hills and valley at sunset

Crow’s Nest: altitude stories

August 30, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. When I walk the dog in the morning I can feel the temperature rise as my feet take me from…

Landscape reflected in the glass door of a tiny library at Crow's Nest Preserve

Crow’s Nest: book love

August 29, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The tiny library at Crow’s Nest Preserve is where nature and literature meet. You can enjoy the view (reflected in…

Two kids in kayaks pause in the Schuylkill Canal

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Six

August 17, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The last week of camp introduces a different group of kids to our 7th and 8th grade program. Same activities: kayaking…

Kayaks being paddled on the Schuylkill River

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Five

August 14, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. Our fifth week of camp was the first of our two weeks filled with our oldest campers, many of whom…

Boys playing on a fallen log

Crow’s Nest: Camp Week Four

August 8, 2022

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. The 3rd and 4th grade camp is an especially fun group, as the kids are open to exploring the preserve…