The best job in the world… October 6, 2011I gave a presentation yesterday to the fifth graders of French Creek Elementary, about Crow’s Nest Preserve and what I do there for Natural Lands…
Crow’s Nest: more blooms September 28, 2011The flowering season is not over yet. Here are a couple of things now in bloom: Here’s a top-down view of turtlehead (Chelone glabra). I…
Crow’s Nest: Fall WebWalkers, WebWanderers, and WebWigglers September 19, 2011Our fall season of nature clubs begins October 12, 13, and 14. We offer three after-school programs and two morning ones for home-schooled kids. The…
Crow’s Nest in the community: September 24 events September 17, 2011Mark your calendars: next Saturday Natural Lands Trust will be represented at a couple of community events. First I’ll be giving a walk and talk…
Crow’s Nest: Fox Hill Trail completed September 15, 2011 Eagle Scout candidate David Scheuermann has completed his project at Crow’s Nest: the design and building of our new Fox Hill Trail and a…
Crow’s Nest: What’s in bloom in fall I didn’t manage to keep up with tracking all of this summer’s blooms, but the meadow wildflowers were spectacular despite the drought. Now that…
A Champion of Open Space September 14, 2011We lost this week a champion of open space. Eleanor Morris, co-founder—with her late husband state Representative Sam Morris—of French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust.…
Crow’s Nest rain barrel-just in time! September 8, 2011We’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…
Crow’s Nest: Culvert replacement on French Creek September 1, 2011We are just getting started on a major project at Crow’s Nest: replacing the failing culvert on French Creek located in the north central part…
Crow’s Nest lost & found August 30, 2011We have spent some time over the last couple weeks cleaning up from summer camp. If after camp you are missing a hat, shirt, towel,…